This morning the news was on television, and the song, “Mustang Sally” came on as a bumper to a story about the Ford Motor Company. It reminded me that, although I had never played it in any of the bands… Read More ›
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1970 Ad for Silver Laughter At Teen Fair
Steve Elliott sent me this little advertisement from 1970 where Silver Laughter played the Teen Fair on the bill with a couple of other groups. I do not know what venue they used or how long each band played (I… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – The Early Years!
I want to send out a huge thank you to Steve Elliott, one of the original Silver Laughter band members. We finally figured out how to get the photos to me using Dropbox. After seeing how big some of the… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Studio Version of “Goin’ To Be Mine”
One of the songs that was brought over from The Contents Are: days was this tune called “Goin’ To Be Mine”. Originally written by me, Jon and I added a middle 8 to this Silver Laughter studio version which was… Read More ›
Silver Laughter 1978
From the converted negatives of Gus Skamera (Art “Smart” Stenstrom”), here is yet another of a pose which is similar to others I have posted earlier. These were taken in Rock Island, IL in late October of 1978. As I… Read More ›
“Hey Jude” By Silver Laughter from Port Byron Beatles Tribute
“Hey Jude” was taken from the June 1978 performance of our Tribute to the Beatles in Port Byron. The people in the photo are the same performers on the song; Paul, Ken, Mick and Jon. I sang lead on this… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Live Original “Rock and Roll Game”
Here is “Rock and Roll Game”. Back on New Year’s Day of 2013, I posted this song off the “Sailing on Fantasies” album which was written by Ken. He is singing lead on this live version from our Port… Read More ›
“Don’t Want To Lose” – An Original Silver Laughter Song Performed LIVE and in the STUDIO!
Click here to listen to the live version of “Don’t Want To Lose” from the “Sailing On Fantasies” album which was written by Ken Wiles. It’s slightly out of tune as the instruments seemed to be “wandering”. Believe it or… Read More ›
A Letter to the Editor of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader from Silver Laughter
Editor, Back in the 1970’s our band, Silver Laughter, played rooms such as Earl’s Club as well as the Pomp Room in Sioux Falls. We were fortunate enough to record two albums of all original material as well as successfully… Read More ›