
Guitarist Smokey Hormel's distinctive, understated style can be heard on albums by greats such as Johnny Cash, Adele, Beck, Tom Waits, Neil Diamond, Norah Jones, John Doe and Joe Strummer. His African-guitar group Smokey's Secret Family released a CD of Congolese dance music in 2009 and his lively Western Swing band Smokey's Round–Up plays Brooklyn shows regularly.