And I was mistaken about how many Journey albums Dunbar was on; his last album with them was “Infinity”, the first with Steve Perry.
Most notably was the UK group he led called “The Ainsley Dunbar Retaliation”. He played with John Mayall!!
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Aynsley Dunbar was a drummer who played with John Mayall early in his career. He joined John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers by replacing Hughie Flint and stayed with the band until the spring of 1967. During his time with the Bluesbreakers, Dunbar played on the influential album “A Hard Road.”
He was then replaced by Mick Fleetwood after leaving the band. Dunbar’s departure was reportedly because Mayall wanted him to play more traditional blues drumming, which Dunbar was reluctant to do. After leaving Mayall’s band, Dunbar joined the Jeff Beck Group briefly and then formed his own band, The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation.