Song:That's How I Feel
Album:Drive To Survive
Guitarist Jimmy Thackery made his name with 80s blues rockers The Nighthawks. He leads his own band now and has a strong fanbase. He was born May 19, 1953 in Pittsburgh and grew up in Washington, DC. He played in bands in high school and joined The Nighthawks in 1974. He left to go solo in 1987 and called his band Jimmy Thackery & The Assassins. It doesn't look like that band ever recorded and they split in 1991. Thackery formed a new band in 1992 called Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers with Michael Patrick on bass and Mark Stutso on drums and vocals. They signed with Blind Pig and debuted in 1992. Drive To Survive is from 1996. Thackery ususally does a solid mix of originals and covers. That's How I Feel is a Thackery song with a great vocal from Stutso. Jimmy Thackery moved to Telarc Records in 2002 and his latest CD Solid Ice was released in May 2007. Jimmy Thackery knows his place in the music world and continues to tour the blues festival circuit. He's recommended to those who enjoy solid hard driving blues guitar. I usually prefer to post professionally shot videos but all of the Jimmy Thackery videos are fan shot videos. They're not top quality but the music is still good. So here is Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers featuring Reba Russell performing That's How I Feel on the 2008 Rhythm & Blues Cruise.
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