Gene Dunlap

Gene Dunlap
Background information
Born	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genres	Soul, disco, R&B, jazz
Occupation(s)	Drummer, bandleader[1]
Labels	Capitol[1]
Associated acts	Earl Klugh, Gene Dunlap Band[1]

Gene Dunlap, born June 19, 1954, in Detroit, Michigan, is an American jazz/soul/disco drummer^[1] and bandleader.

Life and work

Gene Dunlap was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and he began playing drums as a high school student.^[1] He joined the guitarist Earl Klugh as a drummer. In later years, he also performed with Roy Ayers, who played the vibraphone, and guitarist Grant Green.^[1]

Afterward, he rejoined Earl Klugh during the mid-1970s,^[1] to record a series of albums during a period of 20 years, including some albums for Capitol Records. After 1994, Dunlap quit performing and taught inner city youth in Detroit, but returned as a bandleader/drummer in April 2000.

Discography

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