- Jimmy Thackery
Jimmy Thackery (born
May 19 1953 , Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0zfyxqe5ldse~T1 All Music Guide biography] ] ) is ablues singer andguitarist .Career
Known for his gritty, blue-collar approach and marathon live shows,fact|date=April 2008 Thackery was for many years part of
The Nighthawks . The Nighthawks were known as one of the hardest-working blues bar bands in North America.fact|date=April 2008 Since the late 1980s, Thackery has been touring under his own name, and has found a wide audience. His hard-edged, tough-as-nails approach to guitar playing and his trio's driving rhythm section holds appeal for fans of both traditional blues and roots rock.fact|date=April 2008Born in Pittsburgh, Thackery was raised in
Washington, D.C. After joining Washington, D.C.-based The Nighthawks in 1974, and recording over 20 albums with them, he went solo in 1987. Since 1991 he has been leading a trio, Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers, whose early recordings were for the San Francisco,California basedBlind 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 onRykodisc .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 "True Stories"
* 2004 "Jimmy Thackery Live"
* 2005 "Healin' Ground"
* 2006 "In the Natural State" (with theCate Brothers )
* 2007 "Solid Ice"ee also
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The Nighthawks References
External links
* [http://www.jimmythackery.com/ Official Jimmy Thackery Website]
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