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The Benjamins were started by bass player Ben Perlstein when he saw a music group (a trio of singer Jay Stys, guitarist Dan Hinz, and a drummer) playing at a club in Milwaukee. Immediately after, Perlstein became the 4th person in the group, getting with him brand-new drummer Jon Phillip. …

New Jersey’s the Benjamins (never to be baffled with the Milwaukee pop-punk music group agreed upon to Drive-Thru Information in the first 2000s) were shaped in Oct 1999 by vocalist Joe DeGennaro, bassist Ben DeGennaro, keyboardist Roger Hitchuk, and drummer Jeremy Luke. The choice rockers initially emerged together solely being …