rhythm'n'blues

A man who lives with his family in a rural North Carolina setting, Taylor has spent some time digesting an enormous quantity of American music, from cosmic country to old-school rhythm'n'blues, which gives his sound great variety and history.

This week's new live music 2011

The latest nightlife venture from the Jukebox Jam crowd sees them sticking with what they know best: retro rhythm'n'blues. soul, Afro-Latin, ska, rockabilly and popcorn sounds will all be dished up by the night's resident, Liam Large, this week joined by food writer, telly presenter and occasional DJ Gizzi Erskine, while Dollar Bill play live.

Clubs picks of the week 2011

Did Jamaica's revolutionary, back-to-front beat originate from listening to rhythm'n'blues carried on AM radio signals all the way from Miami, or the New Orleans hits played with heavy bass by local DJs at 1950s soundsystems?

Ska takes over Jamaica 2011

Did Jamaica's revolutionary, back-to-front beat originate from listening to rhythm'n'blues carried on AM radio signals all the way from Miami, or the New Orleans hits played with heavy bass by local DJs at 1950s soundsystems?

Ska takes over Jamaica 2011

Here, Richard Nicholson's photography of darkrooms is fascinatingly space-age, while Lewis Durham from youthful rhythm'n'blues jump outfit Kitty Daisy & Lewis has set up a mono recording studio – book in for 30-minute sessions to lay down your playing, talking or caterwauling straight on to a one-off record.

This week's new events 2011

Mr. Jordan, sometimes called the Jimi Hendrix of the button accordion, added many of the guitarist's electronic devices to the instrument and adapted jazz standards such as "Harlem Nocturne" and "Midnight Sun" and uptown rhythm'n'blues to a genre best known for polkas, waltzes and boleros.

Esteban 'Steve' Jordan, virtuoso accordionist, dies at 71 2010

Bristol's only night of original 60s rhythm'n'blues, northern soul and boss reggae returns for its second session at the Spring Garden.

Clubs picks of the week 2010

Count Skylarkin (Trojan Records), Jason "The Cat" King and Miss Splinters will be focusing on 50s and 60s gems, taking in everything from sensible ska and manners-minding swing to the slightly more indecent edges of rhythm'n'blues and rabble rousing rock'n'roll.

Clubs picks of the week 2010

And if you are so familiar with pop and rock music of the past 50 years or thereabouts does that mean you would actually choose something pre-1950 so that you could learn about swing or the rhythm'n'blues that informed rock'n'roll?

Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

Live surf sounds will be coming courtesy of French Kissing, while DJ Dead and Showboats play shakeable 1960s garage, vintage novelty pop and fabulously filthy rhythm'n'blues.

Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk Patric Baird 2010