R&B group originated in Catonsville.The group consisted of a vocal quartet of Paul Brown, Gary Davis, Chris Stewart, and Gary Tatum. All were proficient at both lead and harmony vocals. The backing band featured Skip Gundy (guitar), Jeff King (bass), Nathan Spears (drums), Hank Bruce (sax), and Steve Pennington (trumpet). The teen group performed covers of popular R&B hits of the day by artists such as The Stylistics, and The Moments, while also covering local groups such as The Whatnauts, Frankie & The Spindles and others…
The 4th Chapter performed at the Catonsville American Legion, King’s Tavern, Brown’s Chattaway Inn (Pasadena), Dotson’s, Brice’s Hilltop Inn, The Famous Ballroom, AFRAM Festival… They performed in competition on WJZ-TV’s Showcase 13, coming in second to poet Joe Foxx.
After the group folded Brown and Davis went on to join Elusion, and later Saturn Circle. Bruce was later with Cream Soda, The Persuaders, and others. Gundy’s later groups include The Dalton Gang as a bass guitarist.
Courtesy of Paul Brown 10/2016
