Smithereens Pat DiNizio tribute: Dave Davies of the Kinks joins lineup at Basie

Another rock ‘n’ roll legend has joined the lineup.

Dave Davies, guitarist for the Kinks, will play in the “Time and Time Again: A Celebration of the Life of Pat DiNizio,” Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank.

He”ll join Stevie Van Zandt, Patty Smyth, Richard Barone, Marshall Crenshaw, Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms, Freedy Johnston, Peter Zaremba and Keith Streng of the Fleshtones, Bebe Buell, the Grip Weeds, Kenny Margolis, Soraia, Ted Leo, Graham Maby of the Joe Jackson Band, Andy Burton, Ed Stasium, Kenny Howes and the Smithereens, who will perform the band”s song with the guest vocalists.

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DiNizio, the lead singer of the Smithereens, passed away Dec. 12 at the age of 62.

“Very sad to hear that Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens has passed away,” posted Davies on social media. “It is a great loss to his friends and family and the rock world.”

The members Smithereens grew up in Carteret and Scotch Plains as fans of the Kinks and a career highlight for the band was backing Davies and his brother Ray Davies, frontman for the Kinks, at Boston Garden in 1991.

“I said to Mike (Mesaros, bass), 'We're in the Kinks, man!'” said Smithereens guitarist Jim Babjak. “When things like that happened we never took it for granted.”

Smithereens drummer Dennis Diken has played in Dave Davies” solo band in recent years.

The DiNizio tribute, which begins at 8 p.m., will be staged in the Basie”s new, open-floor club concert set-up, and a live stream via theBASIE.org will be offered for those without tickets to the sold-out show. A portion of ticket sales will go toward the establishment of the Pat DiNizio Musical Performance Scholarship at the Basie's Performing Arts Academy. The Basie Academy is home to rock, vocal, jazz and classical music programs.

If you wish to make a donation to the DiNizio Scholarship, you can do so by visiting countbasietheatre.org/commemorative-giving. Select “Pat DiNizio Musical Performance Scholarship” in the dropdown menu to do so.

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