Today I got a comment on my Facebook page from Craig Waldron who was a friend of Ken Wiles and his bands back in the late 60’s. Here is what he said: “So I am visiting with my old friend… Read More ›
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Half of Silver Laughter Plays On Live Original by Craig Hute – The Contents Are:
“Look Around” Paul Staack and I performed on this excellent song written by Craig Hute while we were in The Contents Are:. I realize it is a departure from our regular Silver Laughter musical selections, but it’s a very good… Read More ›
Repeat Memorabilia – Silver Laughter Brochure
Corrections are [bold and in brackets]. I realized when I posted the other article on this advertising brochure, it may have been hard to follow. So I decided to redo and publish only one page at a time so I… Read More ›
Another Website Mentions Silver Laughter and The Contents Are:
I had a brief conversation by e-mail with the fellow running the website below. He was very interested in The Contents Are: as they represent what the site promotes; 60’s garage bands. Though Jon and I were playing music in… Read More ›
Contact Us
If you have stories or memorabilia you would like to share with Silver Laughter, or would just like to drop us a line, you can e-mail mick@thesilversmusic.com. Let us know how you are! Mick may also be reached by phone… Read More ›
MORE Lost Recordings of The Contents Are: Found
“Head Collect” STUDIO VERSION Since there were two members of The Contents Are: who joined Silver Laughter (and almost three if you count Dave), I thought it was important to show how the music and song writing evolved. While The… Read More ›
From the “Sailing On Fantasies” Album – “Hand In Hand”
“Hand In Hand” This song is already on YouTube posted by one of our fans, so I don’t mind posting it here again. I have a lot of fond memories about this song written and sung by Paul Staack. He… Read More ›
Silver Laughter History – Mick meets Jon
We met at Williams Junior High School in Davenport, Iowa. I can’t remember which class we had together, but I do remember this guy looking really out of place with his white dress shirt and neatly combed hair. Because I… Read More ›
Half of Silver Laughter – Mick and Paul play on The Contents Are: LIVE Original “All Around”
“All Around” I love posting our music on this site. It gives people a chance to hear what we were doing back in the early to late 70’s. This song was written by me when I was with The Contents… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton Meets Gregg Allman
I met Gregg Allman about 20 years ago when we played in Mill Valley. Our trio, Ed Bergquist on guitar, Dave Dewey on drums and me on bass were playing in the lounge at Strawberry Joe’s when I got to… Read More ›