[2] Dunford was in The Nashville Teens from 1962 to 1963, leaving shortly before they released their biggest hit "Tobacco Road".

[1] Former Renaissance member Jim McCarty, who was a friend of Dunford, told him to carry on the band and recruit new members, and would hire an entirely new lineup of the band, including singer Annie Haslam and keyboardist John Hawken, the latter he had worked with in the Nashville Teens.

He returned to Renaissance in 1974, completing what most fans regard as the classic five-piece line-up, which would remain together through five studio albums.

[5] Dunford co-wrote the theme song for the television show The Paper Lads with Renaissance bassist Jon Camp.

At the time of his death, Michael was married to Clare Dunford, and had two children, aged ten and thirteen.