Aynsley Dunbar
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Aynsley Dunbar (born on January 10, 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, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Sammy Hagar and early Journey.
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 Aynsley Dunbar's Retaliation, who wrote the song "Warning", famously covered by Black Sabbath on their debut record. Dunbar was later the drummer for Frank Zappa's Mothers, featuring on albums such as Waka/Jawaka, and The Grand Wazoo. 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 breakthrough album.
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