Legendary R&B singer “Sir” Lattimore Brown visited Nashville last week with his manager, New York-based Red Kelly. Red Kelly is a credit to the business by not letting us forget about the R&B legends; not only the artists, but also the people involved in the careers of these wonderful artists. Be sure to visit Red’s website when you have a few minutes. www.souldetective.com. I was fortunate enough to have Lattimore Brown on the now-defunct Renegade Records label years back. He was a very easy act to work with in the studio and Lattimore is a wonderful human being.

Unfortunately, he was trapped by Hurricane Katrina in Biloxi, MS and lost his wife by a heart attack during the storm. Lattimore survived by catching a low hanging limb on a tree and climbing up the tree to safety.  But, prior to getting in touch with Red Kelly, all of us in the music community here thought Lattimore Brown had been dead for years in Arkansas. Not so. He is very much alive and well. When Red brought Lattimore to visit with me, it was a wonderful blessing. 

Among the reasons Lattimore visited Nashville (after a 40-year absence) was to pay respect to his departed friend, guitarist Johnny Jones. Johnny Jones was a legendary R&B guitarist who was a strong influence on Jimi Hendrix, George Yates and other great guitarists. We’ll be attending an event that will honor Johnny on Nov. 2nd.