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Live In Concert! Greatest Hits And More
''Live in Concert! Greatest Hits and More'' is a live album by New Jersey rock band The Smithereens, released in 2008 by Koch Records. The album features music from The Smithereens' four-night stint at The Court Tavern in New Brunswick, New Jersey, which took place January 30 - February 2, 2008. The band, all hailing from surrounding Central Jersey towns, played the Court Tavern often at the start of their career.The Smithereens to Release New, High Energy, Live Album, "Live in Concert - Greatest Hits and More," on May 27th, 2008 on KOCH Records . patdinizio.com. Retrieved on 10 January 2018. |
The Smithereens
The Smithereens are an American rock band from Carteret, New Jersey, United States. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio (vocals & guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar & vocals), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar & vocals), and Dennis Diken (drums & percussion). This original lineup continued until 2006, when Mesaros left the band and Severo Jornacion took over on bass guitar until Mesaros' return in 2016. After DiNizio died in 2017, the band continued performing live shows as a trio (Babjak, Mesaros and Diken) with various guest vocalists. The band are perhaps best known for a string of hits in the late 1980s through the mid-1990s, including "Only a Memory", " A Girl Like You" and " Too Much Passion". The Smithereens have collaborated with numerous musicians, both in the studio (Belinda Carlisle, Julian Lennon, Lou Reed, Suzanne Vega) 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!" Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat DiNizio (album)
''Pat DiNizio'' is the third solo album by Pat DiNizio of The Smithereens, released in 2007 by East West Records. Following two solo albums that showed DiNizio moving away from the sound and style of The Smithereens to explore new musical directions, ''Pat DiNizio'' sees him return to 1960s-style pop with a big guitar sound. The album features Smithereens members Jim Babjak and Severo "The Thrilla" Jornacion on guitar and bass respectively, as well as Kurt Reil of The Grip Weeds on drums, who also handles production duties. Six of the album's ten songs first appeared on ''Revolutions'', a 3-disc set (2 CD/1 DVD) available through Pat DiNizio's website in a limited edition of 300 copies in 2006. "Since You Went Away", "Night Without Sleep", "I Need You" and "You Said" are exclusive to ''Pat DiNizio''. ''Revolutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Allison
Jerry Ivan Allison (August 31, 1939 – August 22, 2022) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the Crickets and co-writer of their hits "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue", recorded with Buddy Holly. His only solo chart entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was "Real Wild Child", issued in 1958 under the name Ivan. Allison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Background Allison's first professional recording was "Who's Gonna Be the Next One Honey", released as a 45-rpm disc (now very rare) by a local group, Hal Goodson and the Raiders. It was also performed at the Norman Petty studio in Clovis, New Mexico, about six months before "Peggy Sue" was recorded. In their early days at the Lubbock Youth Center, in Lubbock, Texas, Allison's drumming was the sole accompaniment to Buddy Holly's vocals and guitar, allowing Holly to perform some of his best guitar work. Over time, Allison's rhythm backup ranged from slapping his hands on his knees or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Petty
Norman Petty (May 25, 1927 – August 15, 1984) was an American musician, record producer, publisher, radio station owner, and considered to be one of the founding fathers of early rock & roll. Biography Petty was born in the small town of Clovis, New Mexico. He began playing piano at a young age. While in high school, he regularly performed on a 15-minute show on a local radio station. After his graduation in 1945, he was drafted into the United States Air Force. When he returned, he married his high-school sweetheart Violet Ann Brady on June 20, 1948. The couple lived briefly in Dallas, Texas, where Petty worked as a part-time engineer at a recording studio. Eventually, they moved back to their hometown of Clovis. Petty and his wife, Vi, founded the Norman Petty Trio with guitarist Jack Vaughn. Due to the local success of their independent debut release of "Mood Indigo", they landed a recording contract with RCA Records and sold half a million copies of the recording, and wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yesterday Girl (song)
"Yesterday Girl" is a song by the American alternative rock group The Smithereens. It is the third single released in support of their third album '' 11''. Pat DiNizio said that the music was based on Louie Louie by The Kingsmen. The song was written about the downsides to success. Formats and track listing All songs written by Pat DiNizio ;US cassette single (4JM-44587) #"Yesterday Girl" – 3:27 #"Room Without a View" – 4:09 #" Behind the Wall of Sleep (MTV Unplugged ''MTV Unplugged'' is an American television series on MTV showcasing musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show aired regularly from 1989 to 1999 and less frequently from 2000 to 2009, when it was usually billed as ''MTV Un ...)" – 4:02 Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Yesterday Girl (song) 1989 songs 1990 singles Capitol Records singles The Smithereens songs Song recordings produced by Ed Stasium Songs written by Pat DiNizio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Tate
John Daniel "Danny" Tate (born November 10, 1955) is an American musician, songwriter, composer, producer, and former Virgin Records recording artist, best known for penning songs covered by Jeff Healey, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, The Smithereens, Diesel, Nelson, David Lee Murphy, Billy Ray Cyrus, Doro Pesch, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Patti LaBelle, Walk the West, Cactus Brothers, Carla Olson, Danny Wilde and many others. Most notably, Tate won the NSAI Rock Song of the Year award for 1998, 1999 and 2000. His start came when he co-wrote the 1983 multi-platinum hit, " Affair of the Heart", by Rick Springfield. He released three solo albums, ''Danny Tate'' Charisma/Virgin (1992), ''Nobody's Perfect'' Charisma/Virgin (1995), and ''Destination X'' Noville Records (2005), meeting limited success and continued his career writing songs, composing for television shows, (''Extra!'', ''Entertainment Tonight'', '' The Tyra Banks Show'', ''The El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Mesaros (musician)
The Smithereens are an American rock band from Carteret, New Jersey, United States. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio (vocals & guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar & vocals), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar & vocals), and Dennis Diken (drums & percussion). This original lineup continued until 2006, when Mesaros left the band and Severo Jornacion took over on bass guitar until Mesaros' return in 2016. After DiNizio died in 2017, the band continued performing live shows as a trio (Babjak, Mesaros and Diken) with various guest vocalists. The band are perhaps best known for a string of hits in the late 1980s through the mid-1990s, including "Only a Memory", " A Girl Like You" and " Too Much Passion". The Smithereens have collaborated with numerous musicians, both in the studio (Belinda Carlisle, Julian Lennon, Lou Reed, Suzanne Vega) 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!" Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only A Memory
"Only a Memory" is a song by the American alternative rock group The Smithereens. It is the first single released in support of their second album ''Green Thoughts''. Background "Only a Memory" started life during a soundcheck in Madrid on the ''Especially for You'' European tour in January 1987. Luckily for frontman Pat DiNizio, the band's roadie was there with his pocket tape recorder when he came up with the intro riff. DiNizio recalled, " eheard me scream "Chopper, tape this!!" I would have never remembered it otherwise." Release "Only a Memory" was released as the first single from the band's sophomore album, ''Green Thoughts''. The single was the band's most commercially successful single release to that point, topping the US Mainstream Rock Charts and becoming the first Smithereens song to hit the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 92. In popular culture On May 18, 2010, the song was made available to download in the Rock Band digital store. The song also appeared in the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drown In My Own Tears (The Smithereens Song)
"Drown in My Own Tears" is a song by the American alternative rock group The Smithereens. It is the third single released in support of their second album ''Green Thoughts''. Background Frontman Pat DiNizio came up with the guitar riff at the soundcheck for the last concert of the ''Especially for You'' tour. The title was taken from the song of the same name, best known in the version released as a single in 1956 by Ray Charles, and the lyrics were inspired by the Beatles' " No Reply". Release "Drown in My Own Tears" was released as the third single from the band's sophomore album, ''Green Thoughts ''Green Thoughts'' is the second studio album by the Smithereens, released in March 1988 by Enigma/Capitol Records. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind The Wall Of Sleep (The Smithereens Song)
"Behind the Wall of Sleep" is a song by the American alternative rock group The Smithereens, released in 1986. It is the second single released in support of their debut album ''Especially for You''. Background Lead singer Pat DiNizio wrote the lyrics to the song on the back of a cocktail napkin on a flight home from Boston to New York City. The Smithereens had shared a bill with the Boston band The Bristols, whose bassist Kim Ernst had caught DiNizio's attention. DiNizio: "My crush on her led me to write that on a very hung-over morning after a party in Boston." The lyrics include references to 1960s model Jean Shrimpton ("She had hair like Jeannie Shrimpton back in 1965") and Rolling Stone bassist Bill Wyman ("She held a bass guitar and she was playing in a band/And she stood just like Bill Wyman/Now I am her biggest fan"). At the time, DiNizio didn't give a lot of thought to the pop imagery in the lyrics, but it "seemed to create a certain interest later on", he said in 1995. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House We Used To Live In
"House We Used to Live In" is a song by the American alternative rock group The Smithereens. It is the second single released in support of their second album ''Green Thoughts''. Background "House We Used to Live In" was partially inspired by frontman Pat DiNizio's parents. The lyrics were based on DiNizio's parents losing their house to the IRS after their divorce. DiNizio commented, "The lyrics are partially about that. They could also be about the break-up of a marriage or a relationship, not necessarily my parents'." Release "House We Used to Live In" was released as the second single from the band's sophomore album, ''Green Thoughts''. The single reached number 14 on the US Mainstream Rock Charts. Formats and track listing All songs written by Pat DiNizio, except where noted. ;US 12" single (ENVT 2) #"House We Used to Live In" – 4:00 #"Ruler of My Heart" (Allen Toussaint Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
