Dennis Diken
Biography
Dennis Diken (born February 25, 1957) 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. Besides playing with the Smithereens, Diken is a fill-in DJ on WFMU as well as a liner notes author and reissue project researcher. As a musician, Diken has recorded or toured with, among others, Ronnie Spector, Dave Davies, Nancy Sinatra, Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las and Ben E. King, and worked with musicians such as Dave Amels and R. Stevie Moore. Diken graduated from Carteret High School in 1975, together with Jim Babjak.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Pet Sounds
1966
11
1989
Especially For You
1986
15 Big Ones
1976
Green Thoughts
1988
Hums Of The Lovin' Spoonful
1966
Smiley Smile / Wild Honey
1990
Beat On The Brat
2021
Today & Summer Days And Summer Nights
1990
Little Deuce Coupe / All Summer Long
1990
Surfin' Safari / Surfin' USA
1976
Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of "Weird Al" Yankovic
2017
15 Big Ones / Love You
2000
Surfer Girl & Shut Down Volume 2
1990
Daydream
1966
The Smithereens Play "Tommy"!
2009
Nancy Sinatra
2004
God Save The Smithereens
1999
A Date With The Smithereens
1994
Encino Man (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1992
Blow Up
1991
My Chartreuse Opinion
1989
Lost & Found (1961-1962)
Credited work
541 releases · 91 albums · active 1980–2025
- Performance · 976
- Other credits · 183
- Production · 21
- Mastering · 1
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Capitol Studios · Your Place Or Mine Recording · The Grey Room · Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Frequent collaborators
- The Smithereens
- The Beach Boys
- Various
- The Lovin' Spoonful
- The Minus 5
- """Weird Al"" Yankovic"
- Juniper (13)
- Jeffrey Foskett