in the 1960s, gilmore relocated to south florida, and he became a popular local attraction which led to him accompanying many touring blues, r&b and soul musicians. he recorded a small number of tracks in the 1970s, including his debut single "somebody done took my baby and gone" / "do it to me one more time" (1971). he released several eps at that time, as well as the "joey gilmore" album (1977), which was re-released in 2012. his next album was "so good to be bad" (1989), released by pandisc records. the album reached number 80 on the us "billboard" r&b album chart. it took until the mid 1990s before gilmore began recording more frequently, and he appeared at numerous blues, jazz and soul festivals which included dates in fort lauderdale, hollywood, mississippi valley, montreux, riverwalk, and in taiwan. in 2012 he played at the daytona blues festival.