Latimore

Benjamin William Lattimore (September 7, 1939 – August 22, 2026), known professionally as Latimore, was an American blues and R&B singer, songwriter, and pianist. In 2017, Latimore was inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame.

Life and career Latimore was born in Charleston, Tennessee, on September 7, 1939, His first professional experience came as a pianist for various Florida-based groups including Steve Alaimo. In the early 1970s, he moved to the Glades label, and had his first major hit in 1973 with a jazzy reworking of T-Bone Walker's "Stormy Monday",

Latimore moved to Malaco Records in 1982,

In October, 2007 Latimore collaborated with Henry Stone on a new record label called LatStone which released his first new album in six years called Back 'Atcha.

He continued to work as a session pianist. He appeared most recently on Joss Stone's albums, The Soul Sessions (2003) and Mind Body & Soul (2004), along with fellow Miami music veterans Betty Wright, Timmy Thomas, and Willie Hale, and made an appearance in May 2014 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

In 2017, Latimore was inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame.

Discography

Albums 1973 Latimore 1974 More, More, More Latimore, (Let's Straighten It Out) - Black Albums No. 13 1975 Latimore III - Black Albums No. 49 1976 It Ain't Where You Been...It's Where You're Goin''' - Pop Albums No. 181, Black Albums No. 47 1978 Dig a Little Deeper - Black Albums No. 51 1980 Getting Down to Brass Tacks1982 Singing in the Key of Love - Black Albums No. 61 1983 I'll Do Anything for You - Black Albums No. 66, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums No. 67

Charted singles 1974: "If You Were My Woman" - Black Singles No. 70 1974: "Let's Straighten It Out" - Black Singles No. 1, Pop Singles No. 31 1975: "Keep the Home Fire Burnin'" - Black Singles No. 5 1975: "There's a Red-Neck in the Soul Band" - Black Singles No. 36 1976: "Qualified Man" - Black Singles No. 43 1977: "I Get Lifted" - Black Singles No. 30 1977: "Let Me Live the Life I Love" - Black Singles No. 49 1977: "Somethin' 'Bout 'Cha" - Black Singles No. 7, Pop Singles No. 37 1979: "Dig a Little Deeper" - Black Singles No. 42 1979: "Goodbye Heartache" - Black Singles No. 82 1979: "Long Distance Love" - Black Singles No. 75 1980: "Discoed to Death" - Black Singles No. 68 1986: "Sunshine Lady" - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks No. 76