Iconic 80s rock guitarist dead at 73
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Slim Dunlap, guitarist and singer-songwriter of the band the Replacements, died on Wednesday at age 73. A statement from his family announced the Minnesota-bred musician passed away from 'complications from his stroke,' which he suffered in 2012. The medical emergency sent Slim, real name Bob, down a 13-year road of health complications and recuperation.
![[He replaced founding Replacements member Bob Stinson when he was fired from the collective and was widely praised for revitalizing the band; Pictured from left are Tommy Stinson, Paul Westerberg, Chris Mars, and Slim Dunlap (fore) in 1989]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/23/93371175-14215767-image-a-2_1734737566537.jpg)
He replaced founding Replacements member Bob Stinson when he was fired from the collective and was widely praised for revitalizing the band. It was lead singer Paul Westerberg's idea to officially bill the new member as Slim, to prevent confusion with the group's original Bob.
![[A statement from his family announced the Minnesota-bred musician passed away from 'complications from his stroke,' which he suffered in 2012]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/21/00/93371171-14215767-A_statement_from_his_family_announced_the_Minnesota_bred_musicia-a-46_1734741045285.jpg)
Dunlap toured 1987’s Pleased to Meet Me album, which was the last featuring Stinson on guitar. Slim Dunlap, guitarist and singer-songwriter of the band the Replacements, died on Wednesday at age 73; pictured in 1990. He replaced founding Replacements member Bob Stinson when he was fired from the collective and was widely praised for revitalizing the band; Pictured from left are Tommy Stinson, Paul Westerberg, Chris Mars, and Slim Dunlap (fore) in 1989.
![[He replaced founding Replacements member Bob Stinson when he was fired from the collective and was widely praised for revitalizing the band; pictured in 1990]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/23/93371173-14215767-image-a-4_1734737728919.jpg)
He went on to appear on the Replacements’ final two projects — 1989’s Don’t Tell and 1991’s All Shook Down. Minneapolis Star Tribune published a message from the guitarist's family on Wednesday, reading: 'Bob passed at home today at 12:48 p.m. surrounded by family.
