Slim Dunlap

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Bob "Slim" Dunlap (born August 14, 1951) is an American musician. He is a Minnesota-based guitarist and singer-songwriter who is best known for replacing The Replacements' original lead guitarist Bob Stinson. Dunlap joined the band in 1987, after the release of the album Pleased to Meet Me. Dunlap played lead guitar for the replacements until they broke up in the summer of 1991. His earlier careeer included work with Curtis Almstead's punk band the spooks begining in 1978. Dunlap contributed to all but one of the Spooks' albums.

Since the Replacements broke up he has kept a relatively low profile, but he has remained active on the local Minneapolis-Saint Paul music scene. He has released some solo material, including two albums, The Old New Me (1993) and Times Like This (1996.)