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| - Dennis Diken (born February 25, 1957) co-founded the N.J. band The Smithereens. Besides playing with The Smithereens, Dennis is a fill-in DJ on WFMU.Diken was born on February 25, 1957, in Belleville, New Jersey.As a musician and record producer, Diken has worked with The Smithereens, Ben E. King, Mary Weiss of 1960s girl group The Shangri-Las, Dave Amels, and R. Stevie Moore.In 1996, he guest starred in a Cartoon Network show Space Ghost: Coast to Coast episode, %22Anniversary%22.In 2002 Diken collaborated with Dave Amels to form the band Husky Team. They released the album %22Christmas In Memphis%22 on the Confidential Recording label. In 2009 Dennis Diken's first solo album, credited to %22Dennis Diken with Bell Sound,%22 entitled %22Late Music%22 was released on Cryptovision Records.In 2012 Dennis Diken with Bell Sound recorded a version of %22Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)%22 for a fund raising cd titled %22Super Hits Of The Seventies%22 for radio station WFMU.Diken was also a judge for the 9th, 10th, and 11th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.He has recently been playing drums for former Kinks guitarist Dave Davies' solo band.
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