Darrel Thatcher

Pedal steel guitarist originally from Homedale, Idaho. Thatcher began playing bass in 1971 while in high school. He moved to Boise, Idaho in 1973 where he began playing in clubs and switched to pedal steel in 1974. Thatcher worked out of several cities as a session musician, spending time in California before moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 1995. From 2000 to 2012, he was based in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and worked at Dollywood. He returned to Nashville in 2012 and joined the band VCR.