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Average White Band | |
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 Average White Band in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | AWB |
| Origin | Dundee, Scotland |
| Genres | Blue-eyed soul, funk, pop rock, soul[1] |
| Years active | 1972–1983, 1990–present |
| Labels | Atlantic, RCA, MCA, Rhino, Arista |
| Members | Alan Gorrie Onnie McIntyre Fred Vigdor Cliff Lyons Rocky Bryant Brent Carter Rob Aries |
| Past members | Roger Ball Malcolm "Molly" Duncan Robbie McIntosh Michael Rosen Hamish Stuart Steve Ferrone Eliot Lewis Alex Ligertwood Tiger McNeil Peter Abbott Fred "Catfish" Alias Adam Deitch Brian Dunne Klyde Jones Morris Pleasure Monte Croft |
The Average White Band (also known as 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, Public Enemy, TLC, The Beatnuts, Too Short, Ice Cube, Eric B. & Rakim, Nas, A Tribe Called Quest, Christina Milian, and Arrested Development,[2] making them the 15th most sampled act in history.[3]
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