noticing the band's growing popularity, jerry williams, who managed fellow garage rock act paul revere and the raiders, assumed the role as the guilloteens' manager, and relocated the group to los angeles, presenting them on the television program "shindig!". in addition to "shindig!", the guilloteens also made multiple performances on "american bandstand", "hullabaloo" and "where the action is". the band's appearances on the shows made a fan out of elvis presley, convincing the singer to negotiate a spot for the guilloteens at the red velvet nightclub in early 1965. while opening for the byrds and the turtles, the band also shared the stage with the righteous brothers, who helped the guilloteens rehearse and polish some of their first compositions, including the paul-original "i don't believe".