Gene Dunlap (born June 19, 1954 in

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), is an American

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drummer and bandleader.

Life and work

Gene Dunlap was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and he began playing drums as a high school student. He joined the guitarist

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as a drummer. In later years, he also performed with Roy Ayers, who played the

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, and guitarist Grant Green. Afterward, he rejoined Earl Klugh during the mid-1970s, to record a series of albums during a period of 20 years, including some albums for

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. After 1994, Dunlap quit performing and taught inner city youth in Detroit, but returned as a bandleader/drummer in April 2000.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

External links

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