Biography
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Average White Band
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Origin :
Dundee, Scotland
Genres :
Blue-eyed soul
Funk
Pop rock
Soul
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Also known as :
AWB
Labels :
Atlantic
RCA
MCA
Rhino
Arista
Years active :
1972–1983 1989–present
Members :
Alan Gorrie
Past members :
Roger Ball
Malcolm "Molly" Duncan
Robbie McIntosh
Hamish Stuart
Steve Ferrone
Eliot Lewis
Alex Ligertwood
Adam Deitch
Morris Pleasure
Average White Band (also AWB) are a Scottish funk and R&B band that had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They are best known for their million-selling instrumental track "Pick Up the Pieces", and their albums AWB and Cut the Cake. The band name was initially proposed by Bonnie Bramlett. They have influenced others such as the Brand New Heavies, and been sampled by various musicians including the Beastie Boys, TLC, The Beatnuts, Too Short, Ice Cube, Eric B. & Rakim, Nas, and A Tribe Called Quest, as well as Arrested Development – making them the 15th most sampled act in history. As of 2016, 40 years after their formation, they continue to perform.
