Pat DiNizio (1955) is the lead singer, songwriter, and
member of the band The Smithereens, which he formed in 1980 with Jim Babjak,
Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros, from Carteret, New Jersey.
The band are perhaps best known for a string of modest hits
in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including "Only a Memory", "A
Girl Like You" and "Too Much Passion". The Smithereens have
collaborated with numerous musicians, both in the studio (Suzanne Vega and
Belinda Carlisle) and live (Graham Parker and The Kinks). The band's name comes
from a Yosemite Sam catchphrase, "Varmint, I'm a-gonna blow you to
smithereens!"
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