Hardy did not appear on any of the Rhythm Kings recording sessions, never making any commercial recordings before his early death.

Rhythm King have, of late, gone barmy.

The Rhythm Kings have existed in their present lineup for seven years.

The Little Rhythm Kings, from last year's festival, are pictured below.

Rhythm King had a varied roster of artists.

Taylor also worked with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings in the early 1990s.

In the early 1990s he played for Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.

The group also had disagreements with Rhythm King after the label moved to Arista.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he played with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.

But in the larger history of early jazz, the Rhythm Kings' music can sound formulaic.