Slim Dunlap

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Slim Dunlap (born Bob Dunlap in Plainview, Minnesota. on 14 August 1951; died 18 December 2024) was an American rock musician remembered as a member of The Replacements from 1987 to 1991 (replacing original lead guitarist Bob Stinson). Dunlap recorded two solo albums in the mid-1990s. Dunlap was influenced by Hank Williams and Keith Richards, and was called "one of the last old-school cool guitar players". Ralph Heibutzki at Allmusic said that he epitomized "the journeyman musician who plays for the fun of it, when his day gig allows". Dunlap started playing guitar when he was about ten. In the early 1970s he teamed up with rock musician and visual artist Curtiss A, also known as Curt Almsted, and together they formed Thumbs Up, an "unusual mix of rhythm and blues with pop [that] has been described as early new wave". He also joined Almsted's punk-rock group, Spooks, and featured on all but one of Spooks's albums. Dunlap's work with Almsted established himself as an "intuitive, reliable musician who could fit any situation", and he attracted the attention of Paul Westerberg of The Replacements, a Minnesota-based punk/alternative rock band. Westerberg was looking for a guitarist to replace Bob Stinson, who had been asked to leave in the mid-1980s because of his drug and alcohol problems, and approached Dunlap. Dunlap initially turned down the offer, but joined The Replacements in 1987 on account of "his admiration for Westerberg's songwriting". Dunlap's day job at the time

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Times Like This

The Old New Me

Every Little Word

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Old New Me

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UHM Mats Tree

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1993-11-06: Virgin Megastore, Hollywood, CA

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My Old New Records: The Old New Me / Times Like This

Thank You, Dancers!

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Leak CD Magazine (Issue 12 - Winter/Spring 97)

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Slim Dunlap Live

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Rock For The Rules Volume 2

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The Current from Minnesota Public Radio

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