Jimmy Thackery and The Drivers - Take My Blues (Live)

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.
Born in Pittsburgh and raised in Washington, Thackery joined The Nighthawks in 1972 and went on to record over twenty 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, Thackery 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 Solid Ice again with The Drivers.[2] His latest album 'Feel the Heat' was released in April 2011.
Check out Jimmy Thackery`s website here: www.jimmythackery.com/

[@sbru7766]

Jimmy is THE man!

[@AshStrat1]

His chord sound is one of the best ive heard at the start of this track

[@mrguitarwho7141]

Joe Barden pickups. Floyd Rose set up. love chatting this guy up,great sense of humor. see him whenever he's in Phoenix or where ever.

[@beavis408]

Besides the Joe Barden pickups, what else does he use to get his epic f--ing tone? He plays basically straight into the amp, (few rack or stombox effects) right?

[@sarnaverde]

Groovy...!

[@guitarhack210]

One the best performers I have ever seen , a true blues guitarist , and a hell of a nice guy ! keep kicking ass Jimmy !

[@Ostluund]

Solo Master 3000!