Benjamin William Lattimore (born September 7, 1939), known professionally as Latimore , is an American blues and R&B singer, songwriter and pianist. In 2017, Latimore was inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame .
26-664: Latimore is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Latimore (musician) (born 1939), Benny Latimore, American R&B musician Jacob Latimore (born 1996), American R&B singer, SS7 Records Deandre Latimore (born 1985), American boxer Frank Latimore (1925–1998), American actor Jeremy Latimore (born 1986), Australian Rugby League player Thomas C. Latimore (1890–1941), United States Navy officer See also [ edit ] Latimore Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania Lattimore (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
52-517: 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 . Malaco Records Malaco Records
78-470: A booking agency. In 1967, the company opened a recording studio in a building that remains the home of Malaco. Experimenting with local songwriters and artists, the company began producing master recordings. Malaco needed to license their early recordings with established labels for national distribution. Between 1968 and 1970, Capitol Records released six singles and a Grammy Award -nominated album by Mississippi Fred McDowell . Revenue from record releases
104-484: A borrowed school bus for a marathon session that yielded two hits – King Floyd 's " Groove Me " and Jean Knight 's " Mr. Big Stuff ." But the tracks met rejection when submitted to Stax and Atlantic Records for distribution. Frustrated, Malaco released the King Floyd tracks on its own Chimneyville label. When "Groove Me" started radio play and sales, Atlantic picked the record up for distribution after all, giving Malaco
130-680: A hit album, Midnight Run , on the US soul album chart in 1989. Johnnie Taylor had his final hit on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart in 1990. In 1996, the label signed the Chicago-based soul singer, Tyrone Davis to the label, almost 30 years after his first major hit " Can I Change My Mind ", an R&B No. 1. In 2005, the owners decided to sell the studio in Sheffield because they were having difficulty keeping it booked. The building
156-565: A label deal for future Chimneyville product. "Groove Me" entered the national charts in October, going to No. 1 on the US Billboard R&;B chart and No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 . In 1971, Chimneyville scored again with King Floyd's "Baby Let Me Kiss You" (No. 5 R&B and No. 29 Pop). Meanwhile, Stax decided to take a chance on "Mr. Big Stuff", selling over two million copies on
182-471: Is Alright" re-established his presence as a major blues artist, and solidified Malaco's reputation as the contemporary southern blues company. In 1985, Malaco signed Bobby Bland . He had notched up 62 Billboard R&B chart records in 25 years. In 1985, the principals at Malaco, Tommy Couch, Wolf Stephenson and Stewart Madison bought Muscle Shoals Sound Studios which, by that time, was located at 1000 Alabama Avenue in Sheffield, Alabama. Bobby Bland had
208-565: Is an American independent record label based in Jackson, Mississippi , United States, that has been the home of various major blues and gospel acts, such as Johnnie Taylor , Bobby Bland , Latimore , Z. Z. Hill , Denise LaSalle , Dorothy Moore , Little Milton , Shirley Brown , Tyrone Davis , Marvin Sease , and the Mississippi Mass Choir . It has received an historic marker issued by
234-534: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Latimore (musician) Latimore was born in Charleston , Tennessee , and was influenced by country music , his Baptist church choir , and the blues. His first professional experience came as a pianist for various Florida-based groups including Steve Alaimo . He first recorded around 1965 for Henry Stone 's Dade record label in Miami , Florida . In
260-413: The surname Latimore . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Latimore&oldid=1168132128 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
286-456: The Golden Nuggets on Atlantic's Cotillion label. Also in 1973, King Floyd's "Woman Don't Go Astray" made No. 5 R&B. When Dorothy Moore recorded " Misty Blue " in 1973, Malaco got rejection slips trying to shop the master to other labels. Two years later, Malaco was just about broke and desperate for something to sell. With just enough cash to press and mail out the record, "Misty Blue"
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#1732872933166312-599: The Mississippi Blues Commission to commemorate its important place on the Mississippi Blues Trail . A tornado on April 15, 2011, destroyed much of the company's main building and studio at 3023 West Northside Drive in Jackson, Mississippi, which have since been re-built. Malaco ( / ˈ m æ l ə k oʊ / MAL -ə-koh ) Inc. was founded in 1962 by Tommy Couch and Mitchell Malouf, initially as
338-619: The Pips ), which reached No. 70 on the R&;B chart. His biggest success came in 1974, with " Let's Straighten It Out ", a No. 1 R&B hit, which also reached No. 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. He followed it up with more hits, including "Keep The Home Fire Burnin'" (No. 5 R&B, 1975) and "Somethin' 'Bout 'Cha" (No. 7 R&B, 1976). The hits dissipated in the late 1970s. "He likes what he's singing so much that he doesn't have to go for
364-402: The defunct Stax Records were knocking on Malaco's doors, including Eddie Floyd , Frederick Knight , The Fiestas, and David Porter . By this time, Malaco had stopped trying to compete with mainstream labels. However, Malaco could make a tidy profit selling between 25,000 and 50,000 units. Starting with Z. Z. Hill , Malaco became the center for old-time blues and soul artists. Hill released
390-461: 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 ", which reached No. 27 on the R&B chart . Latimore's first national hit was "If You Were My Woman," a gender-modified cover of " If I Were Your Woman " (written by Pam Sawyer , Clay McMurray and Gloria Jones and first popularized by Gladys Knight &
416-665: The fall of 2012. This storm came six years after Hurricane Katrina also hit the area, causing some damage to the Malaco premises. Clearly the dominant contemporary southern blues label, Malaco purchased the gospel division of Savoy Records in 1986. Now, Malaco was also the preeminent black gospel company in North America. The Savoy acquisition brought a vast catalog of recordings, including albums by Shirley Caesar , Rev. James Cleveland , Albertina Walker , The Caravans , and Inez Andrews . In further expansion moves that year, Malaco entered
442-479: The label in 1994 and released a song for the J-Town label, Turning Up The Mood , before returning to Malaco in 2000 with You're Welcome To Ride . Next, Latimore recorded an album with Mel Waiters' label, Brittney Records, called Latt Is Back . Later, Latimore collaborated with Henry Stone on a new record label called LatStone; which released his first new album in six years, Back 'Atcha . He has continued to work as
468-762: The late 1970s was targeting the gospel market again with the Jackson Southernaires . The gamble paid off, and other premium gospel artists signed on, including the Soul Stirrers , The Sensational Nightingales , The Williams Brothers , The Truthettes, Willie Banks and the Messengers and the Angelic Gospel Singers . The Southernaires's Frank Williams became Malaco's Director of Gospel Operations, producing virtually every Malaco gospel release until his death in 1993. By 1977, songwriters, artists, and producers from
494-527: The simulated high emotion of some fancy vocal embellishment—he just puts those lyrics across, intelligent and matter-of-fact, as if you've never heard them before, which maybe you haven't." — More More More Latimore review in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981) Latimore moved to Malaco Records in 1982, releasing seven albums of modern blues music with that label. He briefly left
520-550: The single "Cheating in the Next Room", which reached R&B No. 19 in 1982. Hill's album, Down Home Blues , sold over 500,000 copies, before he suddenly died in 1984. Hearing Johnnie Taylor sing at the funeral service, Tommy Couch invited Taylor to become Malaco's new flagship artist. Denise LaSalle charted fourteen times in the 1970s. After 29 chart entries for other labels, blues guitarist Little Milton signed with Malaco in 1984. Little Milton's first Malaco single "The Blues
546-693: The way to No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 2 pop. Malaco's studio and session musicians were now in demand. Drummer James Stroud , bassist Vernie Robbins and guitarist Jerry Puckett were the nucleus of the Malaco Rhythm Section, later joined by keyboardist Carson Whitsett . Atlantic sent the Pointer Sisters among others for the Malaco touch; Stax sent Rufus Thomas and others. In January 1973, Paul Simon recorded "Learn How to Fall" for his There Goes Rhymin' Simon album. Later that year, Malaco released its first gospel record, "Gospel Train" by
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#1732872933166572-654: The world of telemarketing . Malaco's gospel labels under Jerry Mannery, and Savoy Records under Milton Biggham, earned multiple honors, including Billboard designations as Top Gospel Label and Top Gospel Distributor. The company also dominated Billboard Gospel charts, achieving No. 1 rankings by Keith Pringle , Walter Hawkins , Rev. James Moore, The Mississippi Mass Choir , and Dorothy Norwood . Malaco's market focus widened dramatically in 1995. Songwriter/producer Rich Cason cut "Good Love" with Johnnie Taylor. In 1996, Taylor's eighth "album" for Malaco, Good Love! , reached #15 on Billboard R&B album chart. In 1997, Malaco
598-407: Was bought by a film and television production company. On April 15, 2011, the company's Jackson studio and offices were hit by a tornado that caused major damage and destruction . Thousands of master tapes from recording sessions survived intact in a separate concrete vault. The company decided to re-build the damaged offices and recording studio on the same site and the new buildings were opened in
624-486: Was minimal, however, and Malaco survived doing jingles, booking bands, promoting concerts, and renting the studio for custom projects. In May 1970, a bespectacled producer-arranger changed the struggling company's fortune. Wardell Quezergue made his mark with New Orleans stalwarts Fats Domino and Professor Longhair , among others. Quezergue offered to supply Malaco with artists in return for studio time and session musicians. Quezergue brought five artists to Jackson in
650-512: Was released on the Malaco label just before Thanksgiving. Dorothy Moore's "Misty Blue" earned gold records around the world, peaking at No. 2 R&B and No. 3 pop in the US, and No. 5 in the UK Singles Chart in 1976. This was followed by thirteen chart records. Moore got four Grammy Award nominations in her career. Other signings to the label included funk bands such as Freedom, Natural High, Power, and Sho-Nuff. Another Malaco gamble in
676-523: Was without a distribution deal and formed Malaco Music Group, which consists of Malaco Records and its subsidiaries. The company continued its steady, prudent expansion, purchasing half of the Memphis-based distributor Select-O-Hits and also making inroads into the urban contemporary , hip hop , and contemporary Christian markets. Malaco Records has been designated as a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail . The company continue to release records in
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