“Turn Your Face Away” Click on the link above to hear the live version of the song from the “Handle With Care” album. Recorded in June of 1978 at the Ranch and Company in Port Byron (on a slow night,… Read More ›
The Ranch & Company
Silver Laughter Goes Disco – “Night Fever”
“Night Fever” Click on the link above to hear Silver Laughter cover the Bee Gees disco hit. This was posted earlier as a WAV file, but I edited it, did a nice face out at the end and converted it… Read More ›
“Let ’em In” – McCartney and Wings Song Covered by Silver Laughter
“Let ’em In” Click on the link above to hear our cover of the song by Paul McCartney and Wings. For this part of the set, Ken switched to bass and Mick to piano. The two of us (and maybe… Read More ›
Our Last Job as Silver Laughter
I checked the official biography Kim did for the IRRMA Hall of Fame, and this card is from our very last performance. Although the bio says our final job was May 5, 1979, it actually was Sunday, May 6, 1979…. Read More ›
Final Revisit of Silver Laughter’s Booking Calendar for December 1978
The month started off with the band finishing up a job on December 3 at The Sportspage which (I think) I now know was in Bloomington, MN since their flyer (thanks to Carl) mentions the Great Bear center! The very… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Played The Ranch & Company – December 1978
I am not sure who printed these cards. It could have been Jon and Kim’s dad. I just don’t know. But it seems unlikely that a club owner would print something like this to hand out to its customers especially… Read More ›
Club Advertisements – Silver Laughter Flyers
And I thought Jon was a collector! It looks like Carl could give him a run for the money. Every time I open a new folder on the CD, I am amazed at the memories it brings up. Personally, I… Read More ›
Revisit of Silver Laughter’s Booking Calendar for June 1978
Finally, a very busy month with only 5 days off! If you remember, we started the last day of May at a place called the Briarwood… sounds like the name of the club in Caddyshack! After 5 nights there, we… Read More ›
Back to the Silver Laughter Archives
The Beatles were not the only group whose songs we performed in nightclubs. Back in late January of 2013, I posted this cover of Grand Funk Railroad’s “Some Kind of Wonderful” on which Jon and I trade lead vocals. It… Read More ›