Pat DiNizio, the lead singer and songwriter of The Smithereens, died on Tuesday. He was 62. His passing was announced on his Facebook page. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Pat ...

The Smithereens singer Pat DiNizio is dead at age 62, the New Jersey rock band announced Wednesday. According to Variety, DiNizio died Tuesday after several health problems in recent years. He lost ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, N.J. (AP) — Pat DiNizio, who as lead singer and songwriter for the New Jersey band the Smithereens blended pop, rock and New Wave music for such hits as “Blood and Roses” and “A Girl ...

"A man who learned from the greats & could craft an effortless, classic pop song," wrote Mark McGrath of the Smithereens singer. News of the Dec. 12 death of The Smithereens founder and singer Pat ...

Lots of bands lose their leaders and are at a loss as to how to move on. Few acts have handled that dilemma like The Smithereens. When vocalist and main songwriter Pat DiNizio died in 2017 at the age ...

What made Tom Petty special? Jim Babjak of the Smithereens knows. He saw Petty’s show up close when the Smithereens toured with the Heartbreakers in 2013. “He made the audience feel like they were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lots of bands lose their leaders and are at a loss as to how to move on. Few acts have handled that dilemma like The Smithereens.

SCOTCH PLAINS, N.J. >> Pat DiNizio, who as lead singer and songwriter for the New Jersey band the Smithereens was known for such hits as “Blood and Roses” and “A Girl Like You,” has died at age 62.

Pat DiNizio, singer-songwriter and lead singer of the rock band The Smithereens died on Tuesday. The death was announced on the band’s Facebook page. The cause of death was not revealed. “Today we ...

Pat DiNizio, who as lead singer and songwriter for the New Jersey band the Smithereens blended pop, rock and New Wave music for such hits as “Blood and Roses” and “A Girl Like You,” died Dec. 12. He ...