Jim Babjak

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Jim Babjak
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Jim Babjak
Born = Birth date|1957|11|17|df=yes
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Origin =
Instrument = Guitar, Vocals,
Genre = Rock, Power pop,
Occupation = Musician
Years_active = 1980-Present
Label = Koch d-tone Enigma Capitol RCA
Associated_acts = The Smithereens
URL = [http://www.jimbabjak.com JimBabjak.com]
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Jim Babjak (born November 17, 1957, is the lead guitar player and founding member of The Smithereens. He has written and sung several songs for the band. He also is the leader of the band Buzzed Meg.

Babjak, from Carteret, New Jersey, formed The Smithereens together with fellow Carteret High School alumni Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros, together with Pat DiNizio of Scotch Plains, New Jersey. [Cahillane, Kevin. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9806E7DC143BF933A25753C1A9629C8B63 "Not Fade Away: The Smithereens' Monument to Persistence"] , "The New York Times", October 10, 2004. Accessed November 3, 2007. "The band formed in 1980 when three Carteret High School graduates (class of 1975) and childhood friends (Mr. Babjak, Dennis Diken on drums and Mike Mesaros on bass) met Pat DiNizio, a Scotch Plains singer-songwriter-garbage man."] He currently gives guitar lessons from his home and opens his pool every spring when the temperature consistently hits 70 degrees.

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