Summary: This week, Fretboard Journal publisher Jason Verlinde talks to guitarist Smokey Hormel. Hormel, after playing for years with Tom Waits, Beck and others, has recently released an album of 1950s African guitar music called "Smokey's Secret Family" (available via CD Baby). You can hear some tracks as well as his thoughts on guitars, studio sessions (including his stint on Justin Timberlake's Future Sex/ Love Sounds) and more.
