1. Dennis Diken was born on February 25,1957 and is an American drummer, DJ, author, music historian, and founding member of the band the Smithereens, which he formed in 1980 with Pat DiNizio, Jim Babjak, and Mike Mesaros in Carteret, New Jersey.
10 Facts About Dennis Diken
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Besides playing with the Smithereens, Diken is a fill-in DJ on WFMU as well as a liner notes author and reissue project researcher.
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Dennis Diken graduated from Carteret High School in 1975, together with Jim Babjak.
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Dennis Diken has been a constant member of the Smithereens since 1980 but has worked as a session drummer since the 1980s.
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Dennis Diken toured with former Shangri-La Mary Weiss in the late 2000s and has since 2014 toured with former Kinks guitarist Dave Davies' solo band.
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On December 18,2015, during Dave Davies' concert at Islington Assembly Hall in London, Dennis Diken was drumming while Ray Davies joined his brother Dave on stage for "You Really Got Me".
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In 2002, Dennis Diken collaborated with keyboardist Dave Amels forming the band Husky Team, which released the album Christmas in Memphis on the Confidential Recording label.
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Dennis Diken recorded two singles in 2014 with the punk rock supergroup Osaka Popstar, "Hopping Ghosts" and "O Holy Night".
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Dennis Diken has had articles published in USA Today and EQ magazine and has contributed to the Billboard Encyclopedia of Record Producers.
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Dennis Diken was a judge for the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.