ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, MARCH 20, 2003 By Steve Newton Last year American blues-rock guitar ace Jimmy Thackery released a wonderfully overdue tribute to relatively unknown music great Eddie Hinton. Now he tips the hat to a few other six-string stalwarts with Guitar, collecting nine instrumental tracks from his own Blind Pig back … Continue reading Album review: Jimmy Thackery, Guitar (2003)
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Deborah Coleman switched from bass to guitar after hearing Jimi Hendrix
Deborah Coleman is a captivating soloist in her own right, but on her latest CD she let her buddy Jimmy Thackery get his licks in as well.
Jimmy Thackery pays tribute to Muscle Shoals soulman Eddie Hinton on We Got It
Most blues-rock guitarists of note have tales to tell about the first time they heard the likes of Jimi Hendrix or Buddy Guy.
Hotshots and hillbillies collide on Jimmy Thackery’s Healin’ Ground
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JUNE 2, 2005 By Steve Newton When Jimmy Thackery was a kid, his father took him and his brother to see the 1964 Peter Sellers comedy A Shot in the Dark. They all loved it; the boys would repeat Inspector Clouseau's lines endlessly at home, bent over in hysterics in front of … Continue reading Hotshots and hillbillies collide on Jimmy Thackery’s Healin’ Ground