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Aynsley Dunbar

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Aynsley Thomas Dunbar (born 10 January 1946) is an English drummer.<ref name="Larkin">Template:Cite book</ref> He has worked with John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Journey, Jefferson Starship, Nils Lofgren, Eric Burdon, Shuggie Otis, Ian Hunter, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Whitesnake, Pat Travers, Sammy Hagar, Michael Schenker, UFO, Michael Chapman, Jake E. Lee, Leslie West, Kathi McDonald, Keith Emerson, Mike Onesko, Herbie Mann and Flo & Eddie.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dunbar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Journey in 2017.<ref name="rrhofjourney">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Toc limit

CareerEdit

Aynsley Thomas Dunbar was born in Liverpool, England. He started his professional career in Derry Wilkie and the Pressmen in 1963. In December 1964 he joined Merseybeat group The Mojos, who were renamed Stu James & the Mojos, with original members vocalist Stu James and guitarist Nick Crouch and bass player Lewis Collins (later an actor in The Professionals). This line-up continued until 1966. Dunbar then auditioned for the Jimi Hendrix Experience – losing to Mitch Mitchell on a coin toss.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Dunbar then joined John Mayall's Bluesbreakers replacing Hughie Flint. He stayed with Mayall until the spring of 1967 (playing on the A Hard Road album), and was replaced by Mick Fleetwood.

After a short stint in the Jeff Beck Group, Dunbar founded 'the Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation',<ref name="Larkin"/> so named to chide Mayall, who had fired him. They issued four albums during their existence. Dunbar co-wrote the song "Warning" (later recorded by Black Sabbath on their first album).<ref name="Larkin"/> The Dunbar single version was recorded in 1967 for the Blue Horizon label,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> prior to his band's first album release The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation (1968<ref name="allmusic1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>).

Subsequently, Dunbar founded a short-lived progressive rock band called Blue Whale, which debuted with a tour of Scandinavia in January 1970.<ref name="Larkin" /> Following the recent collapse of the original lineup of King Crimson, Dunbar unsuccessfully tried to recruit Robert Fripp as Blue Whale's guitarist. Fripp, in turn, unsuccessfully tried to recruit Dunbar as King Crimson's new drummer. Blue Whale recorded one album, which featured Paul Williams (vocals), Ivan Zagni (guitar), Roger Sutton (guitar), Tommy Eyre (from Retaliation, keys) and Peter Friedberg (bass).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dunbar was later the drummer for Frank Zappa, playing on the solo albums Apostrophe (') and Waka/Jawaka, and the Mothers' albums The Grand Wazoo, Fillmore East – June 1971, and Just Another Band from L.A., as well as the film 200 Motels. He filled in for Flo and Eddie when they left the Zappa group after an irate British "fan" pushed Zappa off the Rainbow stage in 1971.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1974 he played on the soundtrack of Dirty Duck, an adult animated film directed by Charles Swenson. In the mid-1970s Dunbar played drums for former Grin leader, Nils Lofgren, before joining the newly formed Journey on February 1, 1974. He remained a member until the end of the Infinity Tour on September 2, 1978 in Oakland, a period that encompassed Journey’s first four studio albums. Soon after, he joined Jefferson Starship for three albums. On 28 December 1978, he played at Winterland in San Francisco with the Tubes. Dunbar joined Whitesnake in 1985 and performed on their 1987 album, Whitesnake. He also spent some time working with Pat Travers, Eric Burdon, UFO, Michael Schenker, Mogg/Way and the Animals.

He has been the drummer for the World Classic Rockers since 2003. In 2005, he drummed on Jake E. Lee's solo Retraced album.

In 2008 Dunbar recorded an album of material for Direct Music with Mickey Thomas of Starship, and musicians such as Jake E. Lee, former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne. The complete recordings of Dunbar's drumming with Frank Zappa at Carnegie Hall in October 1971 were released exactly 40 years after the event in a four-CD set.

In 2009 the blues album The Bluesmasters featuring Mickey Thomas was released, featuring Dunbar on drums along with Tim Tucker on guitar and Danny Miranda on bass as well as guest stars such as Magic Slim on guitar and vocals.

Drummerworld recognized Dunbar as the only drummer to have played with such a robust variety of successful bands and musicians.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2017 Aynsley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Journey. Dunbar was ranked by Rolling Stone as 27th greatest drummer of all time.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

Dunbar's youngest son Dash was diagnosed with cancer in June 1999 and died on 9 May 2000.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

DiscographyEdit

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With John Mayall & the BluesbreakersEdit

With Eddie BoydEdit

With Michael ChapmanEdit

  • Rainmaker (1969)

The Aynsley Dunbar RetaliationEdit

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  • To Mum, From Aynsley & The Boys (Oct 1969<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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With Blue WhaleEdit

  • Blue Whale (1971)

With Frank Zappa and the MothersEdit

With Shuggie OtisEdit

With Flo & EddieEdit

With David BowieEdit

With Lou ReedEdit

With Herbie MannEdit

With Ava Cherry and the AstronettesEdit

  • People from Bad Homes (1973)

With Kathi McDonaldEdit

With Mick RonsonEdit

With Nils LofgrenEdit

With Ian HunterEdit

With JourneyEdit

With Sammy HagarEdit

With Jefferson StarshipEdit

With Paul KantnerEdit

With WhitesnakeEdit

With Ronnie MontroseEdit

With Pat TraversEdit

  • Just a Touch (1992)
  • Blues Magnet (1994)
  • P.T. Power Trio (2003)

With Mogg/WayEdit

With Mother's ArmyEdit

With Michael SchenkerEdit

With UFOEdit

With Leslie WestEdit

  • Blues to Die For (2003)

With Jake E. LeeEdit

With Keith EmersonEdit

  • Best Revenge (1985)
  • Off the Shelf (2006)

Aynsley DunbarEdit

  • Mutiny (2008)

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