Jeff Beninato

JEFF BENINATO

The I.R.S. album by the dB’s, The Sound of Music was a slick pop affair that came out in 1987. A lot of bands from the Carolinas were doing well nationally, and everyone expected that to be their breakthrough album. (Original member and ace songwriter Chris Stamey had left the band by then and was trying to establish a solo career). The above is actually the back cover of the album; that’s Will Rigby on the left of course at the drumset, with Peter Holsapple (songwriter and guitarist), Gene Holder (bass guitar – I remember him from my schooldays also), and new member Jeff Beninato (guitar). Fame didn’t happen for them though, although Peter Holsapple started playing a lot with R.E.M. for several years after that.

(January 2013)