Tag: Bob Stinson

Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson team up to help ex-Replacements bandmate Slim Dunlap

Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson team up to help ex-Replacements bandmate Slim Dunlap

While a reunion of The Replacements doesn’t seem to be in the cards, Tommy Stinson has revealed that he’s recording a track with Paul Westerberg to benefit their former bandmate Slim Dunlap — who joined the ‘Mats following the expulsion of Bob Stinson — as the guitarist recovers from a stroke he suffered in February.

Slim Dunlap, guitarist for The Replacements, recovering from stroke, is 'sharp and aware'

Slim Dunlap, guitarist for The Replacements, recovering from stroke, is ‘sharp and aware’

Slim Dunlap, who joined The Replacements following the expulsion of Bob Stinson and played guitar on the band’s last two albums, was hospitalized this week after suffering a “severe” stroke that has, according to his wife, left the 60-year-old partially paralyzed, but still ‘sharp and aware.’

Stream: The Replacements played their final concert 20 years ago today in Chicago

Stream: The Replacements played their final concert 20 years ago today in Chicago

The Fourth of July isn’t just the anniversary of this nation’s birth, it’s also the day now recognized as marking the break-up of perhaps the greatest of all the ’80s college-rock acts: The Replacements, who performed their final concert exactly 20 years ago today in Chicago’s Grant Park.