laddie hutcherson (lead vocals, lead guitar), an ex-member of local memphis group the lesabres, formed the guilloteens with joe davis (drums) and louis paul (bass guitar, backing vocals) in 1964. the trio originally encountered one another as members of the touring version of the studio r&b session band the mar-keys, a group who produced the number three "billboard" hot 100 hit "last night". when the horn section and backup singers failed to appear for a gig, the three performed on their own, with the upbeat reception leading to them forming the guilloteens. reflecting on the formation of the band, hutcherson recalls "we let our hair grow long and we started wearing english-looking clothes. we chose a name that sounded european since we were trying to cash-in on the beatles". the guiloteens subsequently earned a role as a house band for a popular memphis teen dance club the roaring sixties, where they developed a sizable following among the area's pop audience.