Jimmy Thackery (born May 19 1953, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1]) is a blues singer and guitarist.

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Career

Known for his gritty, blue-collar approach and marathon live shows, Thackery spent fourteen years as part of The Nighthawks, the Washington D.C.-based blues and roots rock ensemble. The Nighthawks were celebrated as one of the hardest-working bands in North America, whose legendarily-grueling schedule regularly included more than 300 dates in a calendar year. After leaving the Nighthawks in 1986, Thackery found a wider audience, primarily touring under his own name. His hard-edged, tough-as-nails approach to guitar playing and his band's driving rhythm section holds appeal for fans of both traditional blues and roots rock.

Born in Pittsburgh and raised in Washington, D.C., Thackery joined The Nighthawks in 1972 and went on to record over 20 albums with them. In 1986 he began touring with The Assassins, a six-piece original blues, rock and R&B ensemble which he had previously helped start as a "vacation band" when The Nighthawks took one of their rare breaks. Originally billed as Jimmy Thackery and The Assassins, the band toured the U.S. Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, South, and Texas regions. The Assassins released a variety of recordings on the Seymour record label, two on vinyl ("No Previous Record" and "Partners in Crime") and the 1989 CD "Cut Me Loose." In the wake of the Assassins 1991 break-up, Theckery has been leading a trio, Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers, whose early recordings were for the San Francisco, California based Blind Pig Records. In 2002 Thackery released We Got It , his first album on Telarc and in 2006 In the Natural State with Earl and Ernie Cate on Rykodisc. In 2007, he released the album 'Solid Ice' with this group The Drivers ^[2].

Discography

• 1992 Empty Arms Motel
• 1993 Sideways in Paradise (with John Mooney)
• 1994 Trouble Man
• 1995 Wild Night Out
• 1996 Drive To Survive
• 1998 Switching Gears
• 2000 Sinner Street
• 2002 We Got It
• 2003 Guitar
• 2003 True Stories
• 2004 Jimmy Thackery Live
• 2005 Healin' Ground
• 2006 In the Natural State (with the Cate Brothers)
• 2007 Solid Ice
• 2008 Live! 2008
• 2008 Inside Tracks

See also

• The Nighthawks

References

1. Allmusic biography
2. Jimmy Thackery Showcases Songwriting, Guitar Playing Skills on 'Solid Ice'