Aynsley Dunbar

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Name = Aynsley Dunbar

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Birth_name = Aynsley Thomas Dunbar
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Origin = Liverpool, England
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Genre = Jazz
Blues
Jazz fusion
Rock
Progressive rock
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Years_active = 1961 - Present
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Associated_acts = David Bowie, Frank Zappa, UFO, Whitesnake, Journey, Jefferson Starship, Lou Reed, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Sammy Hagar, Jake E. Lee, Jeff Beck, Black Sabbath
URL = [http://www.aynsleydunbar.com/ www.aynsleydunbar.com]
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Aynsley Thomas Dunbar (born 10 January 1946, in Liverpool, England) is a prolific English drummer. He has worked with some of the top names in rock and roll, including John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Lou Reed, Jefferson Starship, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar, UFO, and Journey.

Career

He was almost the drummer for The Jimi Hendrix Experience when in an audition Hendrix was unable to decide to pick either Dunbar or Mitch Mitchell - the latter won Hendrix's coin flip.

Dunbar led the Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, who wrote the song "Warning", covered by Black Sabbath on their debut album. Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation issued a number of albums. Dunbar was later the drummer for Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, featuring on albums such as "Waka/Jawaka", and "The Grand Wazoo", as well as the film "200 Motels". In 1974 he played on the soundtrack for "Dirty Duck", a Chuck Swenson adult animated movie. In the mid 1970s, Dunbar joined Journey for their first four albums; he left and joined Jefferson Starship for three albums. In 1985, Dunbar joined Whitesnake, and drummed on their 1987 album, "Whitesnake". He also spent some time working with Eric Burdon and The Animals.

More recently, in 2005, he drummed on Jake E. Lee's solo "Retraced" album.

Currently, Dunbar is recording a new album of material for Direct Music with Mickey Thomas of Starship, and musicians such as Jake E. Lee, former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne.

Discography

With Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation

* "The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation" (1968)
* "Doctor Dunbar's Prescription" (1969)
* "To Mum, From Aynsley & The Boys" (1969)
* "Remains To Be Heard" (1970)
* "Blue Whale" (1971)

With John Mayall & Bluesbreakers

* "A Hard Road" (1967)
* "Looking Back" (1969)
* "So Many Roads" (1969)
* "Thru The Years" (1971)

With Frank Zappa

* "Chunga's Revenge" (1970)
* "Fillmore East - June 1971" (1971)
* "200 Motels" (1971)
* "Just Another Band from L.A." (1972)
* "Waka/Jawaka" (1972)
* "The Grand Wazoo" (1972)
* "Apostrophe (')" (1974)
* "Playground Psychotics" (1992)
* "Joe's Domage" (2004)

With David Bowie

*"Pin Ups" (1973)
*"Diamond Dogs" (1974)

With Lou Reed

*"Berlin" (1973)

With Mick Ronson

*"Slaughter on 10th Avenue" (1974)
*"Play Don't Worry" (1975)

With Journey

*"Journey" (1975)
*"Look into the Future" (1976)
*"Next" (1977)
*"Infinity" (1978)

With Sammy Hagar

*"Nine on a Ten Scale" (1976)

With Jefferson Starship

*"Freedom at Point Zero" (1979)
*"Modern Times" (1981)
*Winds of Change(1982)

With Whitesnake

* "Whitesnake" (1987)

With UFO

* "Covenant" (2000)

With Jake E. Lee

*"Retraced" (2005)

External links

* [http://aynsleydunbar.com/ The Official Site for Aynsley Dunbar]