The Royal Esquires (quartet) - Kenny Latham, David Mahan, Rondal Davis and James “Chuckie” Littleton formed the group at Columbus South High School in the mid 1960’s. After linking up with the talented Almon family (brothers Jay, Billy, and Roscoe) and the multi-instrumentalist Ron Fathing, who together had formed a band known as the Soul Partners, they did the local circuit of talent shows, clubs, halls and college gigs.