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Dec 12, 2023 · It was 6 years ago today (12/12/2017) that we lost one of our dearest, Pat Dinizio from The Smithereens. Pat was born in Plainfield New Jersey and never strayed too far from his New Jersey roots. He was a fixture at WDHA throughout the years.
Oct 3, 2023 · Pat DiNizio, the lead singer and songwriter of the New Jersey rock band The Smithereens, died on December 12, 2017 at the age of 62. He was a beloved figure in the music scene, known for his catchy and heartfelt songs that blended power pop, rock and roll, and classic influences.
Jun 24, 2024 · Sadly, the band leader Pat DiNizio passed away in 2017. The Smithereens left behind a legacy of great albums and perfect rock and roll songs that would serve as a collection of music for younger artists trying to learn how to write great rock and roll songs of substance, meaning and most important…. joy.
Dec 1, 2023 · Pat Dinizio & Jim Babjak of The Smithereens performing an intimate, acoustic version of "ONLY A MEMORY"Location: West Hartford, CTDate: 6 November 2015
Jan 19, 2024 · Marel Hidalgo of Neptune, Middletown’s Abigail Kristler and Nicole DiBlasi of Holmdel were selected from dozens of applicants for this year’s Pat DiNizio Musical Performance Scholarships. Each will receive $500 towards programs offered by the Count Basie Center Academy.
Jan 13, 2024 · This beat-heavy tune from their third album, 1986’s Especially for You, co-written by singer Pat DiNizio, Steve Forbert and Mark Johnson, could easily have come from the Troggs. Despite its ebullient drive though, there’s a darkness lurking: “Woke up on a groovy Tuesday, everything is not the same.”
Jul 17, 2024 · From the ’80s onward, The Smithereens brought classic power pop into alt-rock, often bulking it up with a heavy guitar attack. Singer/guitarist Pat DiNizio, guitarist Jim Babjak, bassist Mike Mesaros, and drummer Dennis Diken started the band in Carteret, NJ, in 1980.
Oct 24, 2023 · Like the band, Stasium was a New Jersey native, and used to work at The Piano Shop on Highway 22 in North Plainfield, where a young Pat DiNizio used to shop for guitars. “Pat remembered that I used to let him play the guitars,” Stasium recalls.
Sep 15, 2023 · The Count Basie Center for the Arts and New Jersey Hall Of Fame band The Smithereens have announced details on the 2024 Pat DiNizio Musical Performance Scholarship, named in honor of the New Jersey band’s legendary frontman, who passed away in December 2017.
Jan 29, 2024 · The pulled out all the stops on the opening song, “Behind the Wall of Sleep,” one of the finest compositions by Pat DiNizio, the band’s late chief songwriter, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, who died in December 2017.
