Jimmy Thackery- Dont' Loose Your Cool - Live on Don Odells Legends 

I saw Jimmy in Honolulu (2003) with my late friend Dave Diggs at his insistence at the Hawaiian Hut….by far the best small club show ever!!! Can’t watch a a Thackery video without thinking of my friend Dave…..thanks Jimmy, keep ripping!!🕺

I roadied for the Assassins 1990-91 never forget the inspiration Jimmy has given me.

Jimmy, you're awesome, ever since I saw you in D.C. in the 70's, you've rocked the world. You're playing has matured and is better than ever! Keep it up....

I came across this guitar player in the early 90's playing a radio show to a backing track just him ....and I was like hum this guy's pretty good .....and then he built it ....built it .....built it up and up and I was like omg this guy is awesome ! .....Then I forgot his name ......Almost 20 years later I found him again.....shame on me .....this is the guy ! He builds a solo like no other ! Great stuff :)

Ooooooooh, so good! First time I saw the Nighthawks was in '76, at some saloon in D.C. After that were the epic New Years shows at the Bayou, broadcast on WMAL-FM, many shows in Fredericksburg where I used to drink with Jimmy and the boys. All of them were such good, regular guys with whom I shared a musical passion. I still have a tattered, white Assassins t-shirt. Those were golden times. Far and away, a shitty little bar where you can drink, dance, make out with a chick in the corner while a couple drunks who want to fight get tossed onto the sidewalk is the best way to see blues, rock and everything in between. Jimmy's still getting it, still going off in strange, new orbits, bringing so much delightful joy to the hearts of people. It's been a great ride. Jimmy, you done good. I can't thank you enough. You younger folks need to learn - - support your local musicians. America is packed with them but it's tough making a living playing music. So turn out for performers you never heard of, because today you will see tomorrow's legends and tomorrow will be able to say, "Yeah, I saw those cats when they started out ..." Congratulations to those who put this video together. You did an outstanding job with the sound and video.

OMFG best version ever!!!

Wow...masterful. Love the 'Hillbillies From Outer Space' reference too!

Jimmy was a wise man to get George and Bump to hold down that back beat for all these years ! This band is as tight as they come ! Keep rockin it guys!

Worked for Jimmy as a roadie for The Assassins 90 to 91, he drank O Douls near beer and wake and bake lolThe flying V he had was awesome too. Wade Mathews (RIP) Bass Tommy Lepson vocals guitar , Steve Losier drums, Bruce Harrison piano ... and I cant recall the sax players name damng nabit ..

Live and alive...thank you Mr. Thackery..🕶👈👏

This man really needs to come to Germany. Love it. That's the blues.

Miss the flying v, been loving your guitar playing since back in the day! The band’s great!

Jimmy is soooo great!! Awesome tone!💥💥

Nice work gents. Very tasteful drumming

Always like JT's guitar works 👍👌

Only Thackery could get away with slapping Barden pick-ups and a Floyd Rose on a vintage Strat....too cool.

got jimmy vaughn sound goin rock on jimmy i sure turned a lot of folks onto the nighthawks in the 80's -- bethesda native

Jimmy please come to the Waterloo, Iowa area. Thank You very much. :)

cool!!!!

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sweeeet i gotta say

Jimmy come to Sheboygan,Wi!!!

Sounds like a Tinsley Ellis tune.

Cool Category 5 amp......

Albert Collins tune "Don't lose your cool" from "Truckin' with Albert Collins" (1965) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HbMQQM2125E.html

The bass player looks exactly like a psychotic, homeless parasite that physically assaulted me a few days ago.. But I'm guessing it's not the same guy.