Russell James Dunlop ( 1945-2009) was born in Paddington, Australia. Besides being a drummer he was also a singer-songwriter, record producer and engineer.

He played with Aesop's Fables (1968–70), Levi Smith's Clefs (1971), the Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly (1971–72) and Ayers Rock (1976) all Australian bands. He also worked as a session drummer and vocalist.

This is Russell playing "CC Ryder" with the "Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly (SCRA)" from the album "SCRA".