Aynsley Dunbar (born Aynsley Thomas Dunbar, 10 January 1946, 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. In the mid 1970s, Dunbar joined Journey for their first four albums; he left and joined Jefferson Starship for three a

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