barrett would manage shakin' stevens and the sunsets until 1977, even appearing on stage with them as a vocalist. when shaky began rehearsals for "elvis!-the musical", the sunsets used rockin' louie as their frontman, until stevens was free from his commitment to the show. this worked okay until one night at the rock garden, london when the audience became disappointed by the non-appearance of shakin' stevens and nearly rioted. the venue's management used this to negotiate a rebate from paul barrett, a suggestion which nearly ended in a violent confrontation.