After seeing U2 perform live in 1981, The Replacements' frontman Paul Westerberg wrote two groundbreaking songs in response to Bono's hit 'I Will Follow'.
The music world is mourning the loss of Bob “Slim” Dunlap, the iconic guitarist of the legendary rock band The Replacements, who passed away at the age of 73. His death was confirmed by family ...
Bob “Slim” Dunlap, who joined the Replacements as lead guitarist in the late 1980s after the pioneering rock band fired founder Bob Stinson, died Wednesday at his home in Minneapolis.
The singer recruited Dunlap to join his band the Replacements, who were looking for a new guitarist after ousting Bob Stinson. Though he initially rejected the invitation, Dunlap eventually joined ...
Bob “Slim” Dunlap, a guitarist best known for his work with rock band The Replacements, has died. He was 73. The rocker died Wednesday at his home in Minneapolis, his family told The Minnesota ...
Dunlap joined the Replacements after founding member Bob Stinson was kicked out of the band, adding a more stabilizing ... a Soul” — which featured the rock radio hit “I’ll Be You ...
He also brought versatility to the group. “I wanted someone bluesier, who was hip to country music, ‘cause that’s where I envisioned the band going,” Westerberg said in Bob Mehr’s biography in 2015.
The "replacement Replacement" played on the band's final two albums According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, Dunlap died Wednesday, December 18th, due to complications from a severe stroke that he ...
The American rock band formed a cult following after being ... and was often dubbed the “replacement Replacement”. Stinson was kicked out of the group due to issues with drugs and alcohol.