Jimmy Thackery and The Drivers at Callahan’s Music Hall, Sept 19, 2013.
Jimmy Thackery
Whether he headlines a festival in South Dakota or jams for hours in one of numerous blues bars that dot the musical landscape, he’ll always unleash an intense volley of rockin’ blues guitar guaranteed to leave crowds emotionally spent. His double-edged guitar dynamics allow him to fire off tracer missiles, bend a note so it will fit under a limbo bar, run off dive bomber riffs, and find space within the trembling of one stinging note. “I put all my senses on hold and find the zone and follow what’s inside. There’s electricity from your mind to your heart to your fingers. You just try and remember to breathe.” Read More…
Thackery spent fourteen years as part of The Nighthawks, the Washington, D.C. based blues and roots rock ensemble. After leaving the Nighthawks in 1986, Thackery toured under his own name.
“Few guitarists working the blues circuit today can boast a signature sound as unique as Jimmy Thackery’s. As far from an SRV clone as one can be while still playing a Stratocaster, Thackery combines elements of Nashville twang, swing, surf, hard rock, and frequent excursions into the world of jazz and still comes up with a sound that is still distinctly the blues.” (https://www.vintageguitar.com/2954/jimmy-thackery)
Albums
Empty Arms Motel (1992)
Sideways in Paradise (1993), with John Mooney
Trouble Man (1994)
Wild Night Out! (1995)
Drive to Survive (1996)
Switching Gears (1998)
Partners in Crime (1999), with Tom Principato
Sinner Street (2000)
We Got It (2002)
Whiskey Store (2002), with Tab Benoit
Guitar (2003), Compilation
Whiskey Store Live (2004), with Tab Benoit
True Stories (2004)
Healin’ Ground (2005)
In the Natural State (2006), with Cate Brothers
Brother to the Blues (2006)
The Essential Jimmy Thackery (2006), Compilation
Solid Ice (2007)
Inside Tracks (2008)
Live in Detroit (2010)
Feel the Heat (2011)
Spare Keys (2016)
