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Smokey Hormel (born circa 1959) [3] is an American guitarist known for his blues-influenced Americana style and working as a session musician with a wide array of performers.
Smokey's Secret Family. Smokey Hormel and his stellar New York band resurrect classic '50s African dance music with electric guitar, tuba, trombone, clarinet, percussion and more. Nine songs released in 2009.
Jan 7, 2017 · Smokey Hormel's great-grandfather George Hormel started the famous meat company bearing the family name. His grandfather invented Spam. But Hormel — and yes, Smokey is his real given name...
Smokey's love of African guitar and Brazilian percussion fueled years of exhilarating Smokey’s Secret Family’s shows. Assorted top-shelf New York horn players and percussionists joined Smokey's free flowing, deftly melodic guitar to bring Brooklyn audiences out onto the dance floor.
Smokey Hormel, a guitarist and producer, leads a group of New York musicians in playing 1950's African dance music. Listen to their self-titled record, featuring songs by African groups from the pre-James Brown era, with electric guitar, tuba, trombone, clarinet and more.
Oct 4, 2021 · if you live in Brooklyn, you can catch Hormel live Wednesday nights through October at Sunny’s Bar in Red Hook. He’ll be playing 1930s, ‘40s, ‘50s Western swing music in the style of Bob Wills with his band, Smokey’s Roundup. Think: fiddles, upright bass, yeehaws and boot scootin’.
Listen to the entire performance and interview:http://wny.cc/T9gLEOGuitarist Smokey Hormel has backed Beck, Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond and Tom Waits.
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