Jimmy Thackery

Blues singer and guitarist, born 1953 in Pittsburgh. Raised in Washington, Thackery co-founded The Nighthawks with Mark Wenner in 1972, spending fourteen years as part of The Nighthawks, recorded over twenty albums with them, before leaving in 1986. In 1986 he began touring with The Assassins, originally billed as Jimmy Thackery and The Assassins. In the wake of the Assassins 1991 break-up, Thackery has been leading a trio, Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers..