At the 2001 South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas, Taylor met singer and violinist Carrie Rodriguez, with whom he performed and recorded Americana music for several years. The duo recorded "Let's Leave This Town" in 2002. They released "The Trouble With Humans" the following year and the critically acclaimed "Red Dog Tracks" in 2005. Each has since released successful solo albums. Taylor's double-CD "Unglorious Hallelujah/Red Red Rose", his first solo album in five years, was quickly hailed as "a future classic" by Sonic Magazine, whose reviewer declared: "This is the best we've heard from Chip Taylor so far." Rodriguez's solo album, "Seven Angels on a Bicycle", was released in August 2006. In late 2006 and early 2007, Rodriguez toured on her own but continued to perform with Taylor from time to time. Taylor has done a series of shows with guitarist John Platania and the young singer/fiddler Kendel Carson, and he produced both their 2007 albums.