February News & Upcoming Performances
Good Times, Good Friends and Good Music!
Tom & Michelle Becker WINTER 2015
Hi     
 
What a way to begin the New Year!
New Year's Eve
West Bay Club
Estero, FL
 
Our John Denver Tribute SOLD OUT the 500-SEAT Chelsea Center in Sarasota, and The Visani Dinner Theater in Port Charlotte, FL.

And, every show (large or small) has been just as much fun!

January seemed to fly by.

And now, our "Rockin' the Boat" Cruise is finally here!


Rockin' the Boat 2015
February 7-14
Jamaica / Grand Cayman / Labadee


Fans from 11 States & Canada will be joining us for a week of "Good Times, Good Friends & Good Music".

Butch Barnes will be joining us on Sax, with some Rock & Roll for your Caribbean Soul!

What more could we ask for?


Southwest Florida Friends
 We've got some great shows for you this month.  See our calendar below.

Carolina Friends
We return in April!  
Tickets to our John Denver Tribute with the Long Bay Symphony are available here.

Friends Across the US and Canada
We are booking Spring and Summer dates.
Email us and help us bring our music to you!

Your support and encouragement keeps us on the road, bringing our music to YOU!

"Smooth Sailing",
 
 Tom and Michelle / Latitude

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COMING SOON!  

 

February 28

Music on the Bay

Tampa, FL

Award-winning Trop Rock event featuring artists from across the US 

 

March 1-2

John Denver Tribute

Venice Theater

Venice, FL

3-Performances:  Sunday Evening, Monday Matinee & Evening 
February Schedule
Here's where to find us this month: 

For a full list of upcoming events, click Here 
  
1/30      Pelicans Nest, Naples, FL
               Dinner/Dance  (members/guests)

1/31      Farlows, Englewood, FL 6:30pm
               Latitude:  Original/Variety Music

2/5        Nav-a-Gator, Lake Suzy, FL   7pm
             Latitude:  Original/Variety Music
               Please bring a non-perishable for the                          local food bank.

2/6        Wildcat Run, Naples, FL
               Dinner/Dance (members/guests)

2/7        Pre-cruise Party, Ft Lauderdale, FL
              Getting Ready to "Rock the Boat"!

2/8-14   Rockin' the Boat Cruise, Caribbean
               Latitude Fans From 11 states & Canada                      coming together for a week of Good Times,                Good Friends & Good Music!

2/14      Colonial Country Club, Ft Myers, FL
               Valentine's Dinner/Dance

2/16      New Englanders Club, Sun City, FL
               Luau Theme Dance/Party

2/19      Farlows, Englewood, FL   6pm
               Latitude:  Original/Variety Music

2/20      Grand Isle, Punta Gorda, FL
               House concert.  Email Bob Richmond

2/21      John Denver Tribute (duo), 
             Harbor Club, St Pete Beach, FL                          (members/guests)

2/22      Linger Lodge, Sarasota, FL  4pm
               Latitude:  Original/Variety Music

2/26      Village Walk, Sarasota, FL
             Concert  (members/guests)

2/27      Kingsway Country Club, Lake Suzy, FL
               Dinner/Dance    (members/guests)

2/28      Music on the Bay, Tampa, FL
               Latitude:  Trop Rock Music Festival

3/1        John Denver Tribute
             Venice Theater, Venice, FL

3/2        John  Denver Tribute
             Venice Theater, Venice, FL
      
Visit our website  for more info.
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Don't Miss Out!
Click on the links below for info

2/28  Music on the Bay Festival -- Tampa, FL
         TROP ROCK MUSIC FESTIVAL

3/1-3/2 John Denver Tribute -- Venice, FL
            VENICE THEATER

3/7  Limin' Place House Concert -- Stuart, FL
       Email Ed for info and reservations

3/25  Suncoast Serenade -- Venice, FL
           Songwriter's Showcase hosted by Sunny                    Jim at the Historic Venice Train Depot.
           Seating limited to 75 people.
           Email Adela for info & reservations.  
    
4/11 John Denver Tribute -- Myrtle Beach, SC
         with Long Bay Symphony

4/12  John Denver Tribute -- Georgetown, SC
          with Long Bay Symphony

4/18  John Denver Tribute -- Supply, NC
          with Long Bay Symphony

Latitude CD's & Downloads 

 

"Latitude's music is like a mini vacation."

 

CD's make GREAT gifts!   Order online.

 

Or click the links below to download a single song or entire cd.

 

Then, let the music take you away....

 

Permanent Vacation CD

 

Island Attitude CD

 

The Good Life CD

 

Just Add Water CD

  
2015
2/21   St Pete, FL  (duo)
3/1 Venice, FL
3/2  Venice, FL
3/8   Hobe Sound, FL  (duo)
3/10   N Ft Myers, FL
3/20   N Ft Myers, FL
3/22 Sarasota, FL
3/29   N Ft Myers, FL
4/11  Myrtle Bch, SC (symphony)
4/12   Georgetown, SC  (symphony)
4/18  Brunswick Co, NC (symphony)
5/9   Pinehurst, NC
12/2   Punta Gorda, FL
12/4   Eustis, FL

  
Photo Courtesy of Gary Tresbant
Rocky Mountain Memories CD
Treat yourself, and the John Denver fans in your life, to the gift of music!

Featuring John Denver Classics 

and Original Songs written by 

Tom and Michelle.

Annie's Song

Back Home Again

Eagle and the Hawk

Rocky Mountain High

Oh, Colorado (written by Tom Becker)

Dreamin' (written by Michelle Becker)

Thread of Hope (written by Tom Becker)

Sailor (written by Tom Becker)

Blown Away (written by Michelle Becker)

I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado

 

Click here to order online.
"Latitude gives you the whole package -- 
exceptional musical talent, and outstanding voices and harmony.  
And, you can tell they really enjoy what their doing.  
This band has it all, and they do it VERY well."
--Jeff Thompson, Coast of Carolina PHC
BlT&Mending their unique musical backgrounds is the key to Tom and Michelle's success.  Between them, they have appeared with Rock-n-Roll Hall of Famers, Motown Legends and Country Music Superstars including: Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Brenda Lee, The Platters, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Drifters, Lee Greenwood, The Coasters, The New Christy Minstrels, comedian Bill Cosby and more.
  

In 1996, Tom and Michelle left their successful careers in Nashville, and headed to Myrtle Beach for the summer, performing as "Latitude", the house band at a local resort.  That "summer job" changed their lives.
  
Working TOGETHER for the first time and falling in love with the coastal lifestyle (and with each other), they soon realized this was the life they were 
supposed to be living.  
 
They began writing songs about their new lifestyle and their new dilemma.  They wanted to keep their toes in the sand.  But, summer was coming to an end.... and Nashville was calling.
  
Then, it happened.

The vacationers began taking the music home with them.  It reminded them of the carefree days they spent at the beach.  They didn't want to lose that feeling.  And, they wanted their friends to have it too.  Tom and Michelle's music had gone viral.  They had literally "written their way" into the life they had dreamed of.
  
Today, the duo tours worldwide while making their home in Pawleys Island, SC

They are 5-time TRMA National Duo of the Year.  
Michelle is 7-time TRMA Female Vocalist of the Year
They have released 5 CD's on the Independent Record Label, "Anchorline Music".  

In recent years, the pair has returned to their musical roots with a series of popular concerts dedicated to their musical mentors.