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Gene Dunlap
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| Background information | |
| Born | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Genres | Soul, disco, R&B, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer, bandleader |
| Labels | Capitol |
| Associated acts | Earl Klugh, Gene Dunlap Band |
Gene Dunlap (born June 19, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan), is an American jazz/soul/disco drummer and bandleader.
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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 Earl Klugh as a drummer. In later years, he also performed with Roy Ayers, who played the vibraphone, 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 Capitol Records. After 1994, Dunlap quit performing and taught inner city youth in Detroit, but returned as a bandleader/drummer in April 2000.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Label | |
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| US Jazz |
US R&B |
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| 1981 | It's Just the Way I Feel | 29 | 39 | Capitol Records |
| Party in Me | — | 68 | ||
| 1983 | Tired of Being a Nice Guy | — | — | |
| 1994 | Groove with You | — | — | Avenue Records |
| 2000 | Tales of the Phatman | — | — | |
| 2003 | I Still Believe | — | — | Liquid 8 Records |
| Waasup? | — | — | ||
| 2004 | Peaceful Days | — | — | 215 Records |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Dance |
US R&B |
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| 1981 | "Before You Break My Heart" (with The Ridgeways) | ― | 72 | |
| "It's Just the Way I Feel" | ― | — | ||
| "Something Inside My Head" (feat. Phillippé Wynne) | ― | 61 | ||
| "Rock Radio" | — | 94 | ||
| "Take My Love" | 48 | ― | ||
| "Party in Me" | ― | — | ||
| 1982 | "When You're Hot" | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
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