MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota -- Bob "Slim" Dunlap, a guitarist best known for his work with rock band The Replacements, has died at age 73.
Dunlap died Wednesday at his home in Minneapolis, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune.
His family said he died from effects of a severe stroke he had in 2012, which left him with very limited mobility and speech.
"Bob passed at home today at 12:48 p.m. surrounded by family. We played him his 'Live at the Turf Club ('Thank You Dancers!)' CD, and he left us shortly after listening to his version of 'Hillbilly Heaven' -- quite poignant," his family said in a statement to the Star Tribune. "It was a natural decline over the past week. Overall it was due to complications from his stroke."
Dunlap joined The Replacements in 1987 and worked on two of the band's album, "Don't Tell a Soul" (1989) and "All Shook Down" (1990), before the group split four years later. The band's biggest radio hit, 1989's "I'll Be You," came during Dunlap's tenure.
After the band split, Dunlap released his own music which was praised by iconic musician Bruce Springsteen.
"I hope I get a chance to cut one of his songs," he said in a 2014 NPR interview. "Check out the two Slim Dunlap records, because they're just beautiful rock 'n' roll records. I found them to be deeply touching and emotional."
After his stroke in 2012, fellow Replacements members recorded an EP, "Songs for Slim," as a way to raise funds for the Dunlap's treatment.
The longtime guitarist is survived by his wife Chrissie, their children Emily, Delia and Louie Dunlap and six grandchildren, according to the Star Tribune.