Original member of the Guilloteens from Memphis, Tennessee. Elvis Presley's favorite group in 1965.
The obituary from the Memphis Commercial Appeal
June 5, 2009.
Guilloteens' guitarist was 'glue' for band -- Laddie Hutcherson kept garage rock group going strong Laddie Hutcherson, guitarist/vocalist for '60s combo The Guilloteens, was one of the greats of Memphis' golden era of garage rock. He and drummer Joe Davis and keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist Louis Paul formed the group in 1964 and enjoyed a small burst of national success in the mid-'60s, scoring a minor hit with the classic, "I Don't Believe."
"The band was always centered around Louis Paul, but Laddie was the glue to that whole thing," says author and Memphis garage rock historian Ron Hall. "Joe was the whiz drummer, and Louis was overpowering with his personality, but Laddie held it all together. Laddie was the heart of the band."
Mr. Hutcherson died Saturday of advanced liver cancer at a nursing home in Ash Flat, Ark. He was 64.
Mr. Hutcherson's passion for music was a lifelong pursuit. As a teen, he would sneak into the clubs of West Memphis, even talking his way on stage to play with the great bandleaders of the era including Gene "Bowlegs" Miller.
Mr. Hutcherson would later become a member of the touring version of Stax band the Mar-Keys.
Inspired by The Beatles and formed out of the ashes of another popular combo, the LeSabres, the Guilloteens would become the house band at Memphis teen club The Roaring Sixties.
With the aid of manager Jerry Williams, the band went to Los Angeles, performing regularly at Hollywood's Red Velvet nightclub, where their fans included the Righteous Brothers, the Byrds and Elvis Presley.
The Guilloteens performed on several period television programs including "American Bandstand," "Hullabaloo," "Where the Action Is" and "Shindig." Memphis Mayor William Ingram awarded the group a key to city on the day the band's "Shindig" appearance aired.
The buzz around the band built and attracted the attention of superstar producer Phil Spector. The group's plans to work with Spector were scuttled, however, when The Guilloteens signed with Hanna-Barbera records - the label imprint of the famed animation company.
The band's later releases failed to catch on and Paul left the group in late 1965 over contractual issues. The remaining members soldiered on through 1968, signing with Columbia and releasing several more singles before calling it quits.
"After The Guilloteens, Laddie started getting into more bluesy, acoustic stuff," says Hall. "He played around town with Lyn Jones for a long time."
Mr. Hutcherson eventually left Memphis but continued playing music in the St. Petersburg area throughout the 1970s with the blues band Rooster. He later returned to the Bluff City and the clubs of Beale Street for a time in the '90s as well.
But it was the music of The Guilloteens that endured, as successive generations of garage rock fans discovered the band through CD anthologies including the 2006 German collection Action! Action! Action! , books such as Hall's "Playing for a Piece of the Door" and as contemporary groups such as the Reigning Sound covered the band's songs .
Mr. Hutcherson, the husband of Nancy Hutcherson, also leaves his sisters, Ann Odom and Jayne Smith, and brother, Don Hutcherson.
Plans for a memorial service are pending.
Louis Paul says that Laddie could keep the crowd amused between songs with his witt and jokes. He was also very good with the British tunes. The line was wrapped around the block to get in the Red Velvet Club on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood on the nights the Guilloteens played there. It was reported they were Elvis Presley's favorite group in 1965.
You can see clips from Shindig and other TV programs with the Guilloteens on You Tube. Just search Guilloteens.
Corrections:
Joe Davis died April 26, 2008.
Find A Grave Memorial #99860523
Louis Paul is the last living member of the original group.
The Guilloteens were never on American Bandstand.
Hanna-Barbera dropped the band after Louis quit in October of 1965 and the songs he recorded with them were pulled.
Laddie told me after Buddy DeLaney joined the group (replacing Louis) they signed a 3 song deal with Columbia Records.
After recording for Columbia the group broke up about 1967.
The obituary from the Memphis Commercial Appeal
June 5, 2009.
Guilloteens' guitarist was 'glue' for band -- Laddie Hutcherson kept garage rock group going strong Laddie Hutcherson, guitarist/vocalist for '60s combo The Guilloteens, was one of the greats of Memphis' golden era of garage rock. He and drummer Joe Davis and keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist Louis Paul formed the group in 1964 and enjoyed a small burst of national success in the mid-'60s, scoring a minor hit with the classic, "I Don't Believe."
"The band was always centered around Louis Paul, but Laddie was the glue to that whole thing," says author and Memphis garage rock historian Ron Hall. "Joe was the whiz drummer, and Louis was overpowering with his personality, but Laddie held it all together. Laddie was the heart of the band."
Mr. Hutcherson died Saturday of advanced liver cancer at a nursing home in Ash Flat, Ark. He was 64.
Mr. Hutcherson's passion for music was a lifelong pursuit. As a teen, he would sneak into the clubs of West Memphis, even talking his way on stage to play with the great bandleaders of the era including Gene "Bowlegs" Miller.
Mr. Hutcherson would later become a member of the touring version of Stax band the Mar-Keys.
Inspired by The Beatles and formed out of the ashes of another popular combo, the LeSabres, the Guilloteens would become the house band at Memphis teen club The Roaring Sixties.
With the aid of manager Jerry Williams, the band went to Los Angeles, performing regularly at Hollywood's Red Velvet nightclub, where their fans included the Righteous Brothers, the Byrds and Elvis Presley.
The Guilloteens performed on several period television programs including "American Bandstand," "Hullabaloo," "Where the Action Is" and "Shindig." Memphis Mayor William Ingram awarded the group a key to city on the day the band's "Shindig" appearance aired.
The buzz around the band built and attracted the attention of superstar producer Phil Spector. The group's plans to work with Spector were scuttled, however, when The Guilloteens signed with Hanna-Barbera records - the label imprint of the famed animation company.
The band's later releases failed to catch on and Paul left the group in late 1965 over contractual issues. The remaining members soldiered on through 1968, signing with Columbia and releasing several more singles before calling it quits.
"After The Guilloteens, Laddie started getting into more bluesy, acoustic stuff," says Hall. "He played around town with Lyn Jones for a long time."
Mr. Hutcherson eventually left Memphis but continued playing music in the St. Petersburg area throughout the 1970s with the blues band Rooster. He later returned to the Bluff City and the clubs of Beale Street for a time in the '90s as well.
But it was the music of The Guilloteens that endured, as successive generations of garage rock fans discovered the band through CD anthologies including the 2006 German collection Action! Action! Action! , books such as Hall's "Playing for a Piece of the Door" and as contemporary groups such as the Reigning Sound covered the band's songs .
Mr. Hutcherson, the husband of Nancy Hutcherson, also leaves his sisters, Ann Odom and Jayne Smith, and brother, Don Hutcherson.
Plans for a memorial service are pending.
Louis Paul says that Laddie could keep the crowd amused between songs with his witt and jokes. He was also very good with the British tunes. The line was wrapped around the block to get in the Red Velvet Club on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood on the nights the Guilloteens played there. It was reported they were Elvis Presley's favorite group in 1965.
You can see clips from Shindig and other TV programs with the Guilloteens on You Tube. Just search Guilloteens.
Corrections:
Joe Davis died April 26, 2008.
Find A Grave Memorial #99860523
Louis Paul is the last living member of the original group.
The Guilloteens were never on American Bandstand.
Hanna-Barbera dropped the band after Louis quit in October of 1965 and the songs he recorded with them were pulled.
Laddie told me after Buddy DeLaney joined the group (replacing Louis) they signed a 3 song deal with Columbia Records.
After recording for Columbia the group broke up about 1967.
Original member of the Guilloteens from Memphis, Tennessee. Elvis Presley's favorite group in 1965.
The obituary from the Memphis Commercial Appeal
June 5, 2009.
Guilloteens' guitarist was 'glue' for band -- Laddie Hutcherson kept garage rock group going strong Laddie Hutcherson, guitarist/vocalist for '60s combo The Guilloteens, was one of the greats of Memphis' golden era of garage rock. He and drummer Joe Davis and keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist Louis Paul formed the group in 1964 and enjoyed a small burst of national success in the mid-'60s, scoring a minor hit with the classic, "I Don't Believe."
"The band was always centered around Louis Paul, but Laddie was the glue to that whole thing," says author and Memphis garage rock historian Ron Hall. "Joe was the whiz drummer, and Louis was overpowering with his personality, but Laddie held it all together. Laddie was the heart of the band."
Mr. Hutcherson died Saturday of advanced liver cancer at a nursing home in Ash Flat, Ark. He was 64.
Mr. Hutcherson's passion for music was a lifelong pursuit. As a teen, he would sneak into the clubs of West Memphis, even talking his way on stage to play with the great bandleaders of the era including Gene "Bowlegs" Miller.
Mr. Hutcherson would later become a member of the touring version of Stax band the Mar-Keys.
Inspired by The Beatles and formed out of the ashes of another popular combo, the LeSabres, the Guilloteens would become the house band at Memphis teen club The Roaring Sixties.
With the aid of manager Jerry Williams, the band went to Los Angeles, performing regularly at Hollywood's Red Velvet nightclub, where their fans included the Righteous Brothers, the Byrds and Elvis Presley.
The Guilloteens performed on several period television programs including "American Bandstand," "Hullabaloo," "Where the Action Is" and "Shindig." Memphis Mayor William Ingram awarded the group a key to city on the day the band's "Shindig" appearance aired.
The buzz around the band built and attracted the attention of superstar producer Phil Spector. The group's plans to work with Spector were scuttled, however, when The Guilloteens signed with Hanna-Barbera records - the label imprint of the famed animation company.
The band's later releases failed to catch on and Paul left the group in late 1965 over contractual issues. The remaining members soldiered on through 1968, signing with Columbia and releasing several more singles before calling it quits.
"After The Guilloteens, Laddie started getting into more bluesy, acoustic stuff," says Hall. "He played around town with Lyn Jones for a long time."
Mr. Hutcherson eventually left Memphis but continued playing music in the St. Petersburg area throughout the 1970s with the blues band Rooster. He later returned to the Bluff City and the clubs of Beale Street for a time in the '90s as well.
But it was the music of The Guilloteens that endured, as successive generations of garage rock fans discovered the band through CD anthologies including the 2006 German collection Action! Action! Action! , books such as Hall's "Playing for a Piece of the Door" and as contemporary groups such as the Reigning Sound covered the band's songs .
Mr. Hutcherson, the husband of Nancy Hutcherson, also leaves his sisters, Ann Odom and Jayne Smith, and brother, Don Hutcherson.
Plans for a memorial service are pending.
Louis Paul says that Laddie could keep the crowd amused between songs with his witt and jokes. He was also very good with the British tunes. The line was wrapped around the block to get in the Red Velvet Club on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood on the nights the Guilloteens played there. It was reported they were Elvis Presley's favorite group in 1965.
You can see clips from Shindig and other TV programs with the Guilloteens on You Tube. Just search Guilloteens.
Corrections:
Joe Davis died April 26, 2008.
Find A Grave Memorial #99860523
Louis Paul is the last living member of the original group.
The Guilloteens were never on American Bandstand.
Hanna-Barbera dropped the band after Louis quit in October of 1965 and the songs he recorded with them were pulled.
Laddie told me after Buddy DeLaney joined the group (replacing Louis) they signed a 3 song deal with Columbia Records.
After recording for Columbia the group broke up about 1967.
The obituary from the Memphis Commercial Appeal
June 5, 2009.
Guilloteens' guitarist was 'glue' for band -- Laddie Hutcherson kept garage rock group going strong Laddie Hutcherson, guitarist/vocalist for '60s combo The Guilloteens, was one of the greats of Memphis' golden era of garage rock. He and drummer Joe Davis and keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist Louis Paul formed the group in 1964 and enjoyed a small burst of national success in the mid-'60s, scoring a minor hit with the classic, "I Don't Believe."
"The band was always centered around Louis Paul, but Laddie was the glue to that whole thing," says author and Memphis garage rock historian Ron Hall. "Joe was the whiz drummer, and Louis was overpowering with his personality, but Laddie held it all together. Laddie was the heart of the band."
Mr. Hutcherson died Saturday of advanced liver cancer at a nursing home in Ash Flat, Ark. He was 64.
Mr. Hutcherson's passion for music was a lifelong pursuit. As a teen, he would sneak into the clubs of West Memphis, even talking his way on stage to play with the great bandleaders of the era including Gene "Bowlegs" Miller.
Mr. Hutcherson would later become a member of the touring version of Stax band the Mar-Keys.
Inspired by The Beatles and formed out of the ashes of another popular combo, the LeSabres, the Guilloteens would become the house band at Memphis teen club The Roaring Sixties.
With the aid of manager Jerry Williams, the band went to Los Angeles, performing regularly at Hollywood's Red Velvet nightclub, where their fans included the Righteous Brothers, the Byrds and Elvis Presley.
The Guilloteens performed on several period television programs including "American Bandstand," "Hullabaloo," "Where the Action Is" and "Shindig." Memphis Mayor William Ingram awarded the group a key to city on the day the band's "Shindig" appearance aired.
The buzz around the band built and attracted the attention of superstar producer Phil Spector. The group's plans to work with Spector were scuttled, however, when The Guilloteens signed with Hanna-Barbera records - the label imprint of the famed animation company.
The band's later releases failed to catch on and Paul left the group in late 1965 over contractual issues. The remaining members soldiered on through 1968, signing with Columbia and releasing several more singles before calling it quits.
"After The Guilloteens, Laddie started getting into more bluesy, acoustic stuff," says Hall. "He played around town with Lyn Jones for a long time."
Mr. Hutcherson eventually left Memphis but continued playing music in the St. Petersburg area throughout the 1970s with the blues band Rooster. He later returned to the Bluff City and the clubs of Beale Street for a time in the '90s as well.
But it was the music of The Guilloteens that endured, as successive generations of garage rock fans discovered the band through CD anthologies including the 2006 German collection Action! Action! Action! , books such as Hall's "Playing for a Piece of the Door" and as contemporary groups such as the Reigning Sound covered the band's songs .
Mr. Hutcherson, the husband of Nancy Hutcherson, also leaves his sisters, Ann Odom and Jayne Smith, and brother, Don Hutcherson.
Plans for a memorial service are pending.
Louis Paul says that Laddie could keep the crowd amused between songs with his witt and jokes. He was also very good with the British tunes. The line was wrapped around the block to get in the Red Velvet Club on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood on the nights the Guilloteens played there. It was reported they were Elvis Presley's favorite group in 1965.
You can see clips from Shindig and other TV programs with the Guilloteens on You Tube. Just search Guilloteens.
Corrections:
Joe Davis died April 26, 2008.
Find A Grave Memorial #99860523
Louis Paul is the last living member of the original group.
The Guilloteens were never on American Bandstand.
Hanna-Barbera dropped the band after Louis quit in October of 1965 and the songs he recorded with them were pulled.
Laddie told me after Buddy DeLaney joined the group (replacing Louis) they signed a 3 song deal with Columbia Records.
After recording for Columbia the group broke up about 1967.
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