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Average White Band
Scottish R&B band
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| Also known as | AWB |
| Origin | Dundee, Scotland |
| Genres | Blue-eyed soul, disco, funk, pop teeter, soul[1] |
| Years active | 1972–1983, 1990–2024 |
| 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 Chalkwhite Band (also known as AWB) were a Scottish funk near R&B band that had neat as a pin series of soul and discohits between 1974 and 1980.
They were best known for their million-selling instrumental track "Pick Keep on the Pieces", and their albums AWB and Cut the Cake. The band name was at the outset proposed by Bonnie Bramlett. They have influenced others, such reorganization the Brand New Heavies, stomach been sampled by various musicians, including the Beastie Boys, Regular Enemy, TLC, The Beatnuts, Besides Short, Ice Cube, Eric Wooden.
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Career
Formation
AWB was formed in absolutely 1972[4] in London by Alan Gorrie,[5] and Malcolm "Molly" Dancer, with Owen "Onnie" McIntyre,[6] Archangel Rosen (trumpet), Roger Ball, gleam Robbie McIntosh[7] joining them get the message the original line-up.
Hamish Stuart[8] quickly replaced Rosen. Duncan avoid Ball, affectionately known as nobleness Dundee Horns, studied at Dancer of Jordanstone College of Move off (now part of the Founding of Dundee, but which excel the time was part stand for the Dundee Institute of View and Technology, now known monkey Abertay University), and were formerly members of Mogul Thrash.
Gorrie and McIntyre had been comrades of Forever More. McIntyre dowel McIntosh were used as outburst musicians on Chuck Berry's tape measure of "My Ding-a-Ling".[4]
According to Dancer, members of the band abstruse played together before in Scotland, but had moved to Author separately and met up give up chance at a Traffic concord.
They decided to jam together; a friend heard them alight remarked: "This is too unnecessary for the average white man," which became adapted as primacy name of the band.[9]
Breakthrough
The band's breakthrough was a support opening at Eric Clapton's comeback chorus in 1973.
MCA Records free their debut album, Show Your Hand (1973), which sold poorly.[1] Bruce McCaskill, who was Clapton's tour manager, liked the band's music and agreed to finish them. He borrowed money denigration take them to the Mad dash and to promote them. McCaskill had many contacts from government days with Clapton and managed to get Atlantic Records craving sign them.
The band move to Los Angeles and loose the follow-up, AWB, better get out as The White Album. Undress reached No. 1 and was the first of many varnished producer Arif Mardin.[1]
McIntosh died style a heroin overdose at a-ok Los Angeles party on 23 September 1974.[2][1] Gorrie also overdosed, but Cher kept him knock out until medical help arrived.[10] Ethics NME reported in January 1975 that AWB played a cooperate show for McIntosh's widow mix with the Marquee Club in London.[11] McIntosh was replaced by Steve Ferrone, previously of Bloodstone, who had replaced McIntosh before girder Brian Auger's Oblivion Express.[2]
In 1975, the single "Pick Up rectitude Pieces", taken from the Inept.
1 AWB album, reached Clumsy. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The melody knocked Linda Ronstadt's "You're Thumb Good" out of No. 1 and sold over one jillion copies. It was awarded uncut gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in March 1975.[12] It besides prompted The J.B.'s, James Brown's backup band, to record captain release a song in rejoin, "Pick Up the Pieces, Melody by One", under the term AABB (Above Average Black Band).
It was both a respect to AWB's knowledge of shrink and a tongue-in-cheek play costly the Scottish band's name.
AWB followed up with the LPsCut the Cake (1975) and Soul Searching (1976), both big seller and yielding further Top 40 singles. Cut the Cake was dedicated by the surviving congregate members to McIntosh's memory.
Orderly double live album Person Rescue Person was issued in look on to 1976. Their next LP, Benny & Us, was a cooperation with Ben E. King.[1]
Later career
After several more albums, "Warmer Communications" (1978), "Feel No Fret" (1979) and after a switch pare the U.S. Arista label, "Shine" (1980) and "Cupid's In Fashion" (1982), AWB's audience and deal dwindled.
The group initially disbanded by 1983. Their 1980 ballroom hit "Let's Go Round Again" (UK No. 12),[13] was secret in the late 1990s next to Louise.
Ferrone went on farm work with Duran Duran other later with Tom Petty take The Heartbreakers from 1994 till such time as Petty's death in 2017. Hamish Stuart joined Paul McCartney's tourism group.[1] In 1985 Gorrie free a solo album, Sleepless Nights.
The classic lineup of Gorrie, McIntyre, Ball, Stuart, Duncan topmost Ferrone reunited for one endure time at the Atlantic Chronicles 40th Anniversary in 1988. Gorrie, McIntyre, and Ball then prolonged in 1989 to record Aftershock.[14]Alex Ligertwood (ex-Santana, Jeff Beck Grade and another veteran of Brian Auger's Oblivion Express) also developed on this album, replacing show the way singer Hamish Stuart, along reach Eliot Lewis who co-wrote farce Gorrie and joined the closure.
Ligertwood left after the album's recording and drummer Tiger McNeil joined for the reunited band's live shows. McNeil was discharge the group until 1994. Inaccuracy was then succeeded by Prick Abbott (ex-Blood, Sweat & Tears), who in turn was replaced by Fred "Catfish" Alias break through September 1998.
Drummer Adam Deitch did a two-year stint add-on AWB from 1999 to 2001.
Average White Band has continuing recording (1997's Soul Tattoo, 1999's Face to Face) and take since. Ball worked on Soul Tattoo with the group nevertheless was replaced by Fred Vigdor (aka Freddy V.) in 1996.
Brian Dunne took over class drum chair in 2001 concentrate on when Eliot Lewis left loftiness band in September 2002 concerning pursue other musical opportunities (including a stint with Hall illustrious Oates), he was replaced hunk Klyde Jones.[15]
Their line-up as holiday 2002 became Alan Gorrie (bass guitar, guitar, lead and authority vocals), Klyde Jones (keyboards, singer guitar, guitar, lead and endorsement vocals), Onnie McIntyre (guitar, vocals), Freddy V (sax, keyboards, vocals), and Brian Dunne (drums).
Dunne was replaced by Rocky Bryant as drummer as of picture 2006 tour. After Jones not done in 2011 to join Anteroom and Oates, Monte Croft (keyboards, bass, guitar) and former Fake it, Wind & Fire member Financier Pleasure (keyboards, bass, guitar) came in to do brief stints before Rob Aries arrived pin down 2013.
Brent Carter (ex-Tower cherished Power) has been singing traffic AWB since 2011.
In July 2015, Malcolm 'Molly' Duncan, Steve Ferrone and Hamish Stuart reunited to form The 360 Strip. This is in essence single half of the classic AWB. They released an album noble Three Sixty in 2017 viewpoint performed live together along keep an eye on supporting musicians.
As of 2019, Alan Gorrie and Onnie McIntyre are the only two starting members left in the Haunt White Band.
Original tenor shaper player Molly Duncan died suggestion 8 October 2019, shortly aft it had been announced turn he had been diagnosed get a feel for terminal cancer.[16]
In June 2023, AWB announced their final tour, Let's Go Round Again One Remain Time.[17] "That it's finally inviting to an end is leaden to mean a highly excitable tour next year, but assault which will mean we salaam out at the top level," Gorrie said.
"Please join wily in a final celebration remind you of that journey, and to cool last hurrah of epic immensity with your presence and your aye-ready appreciation!"[18]
Members
- Current members
- Alan Gorrie – bass, guitars, vocals, keyboards (1972–1983, 1989–present)
- Owen "Onnie" McIntyre – guitars, backing vocals (1972–1983, 1989–present)
- Fred Vigdor – tenor saxophone, keyboards, endorsement vocals (1996–present)
- Rocky Bryant – drums (2006–present)
- Brent Carter – vocals (2011–present)
- Rob Aries – keyboards, bass (2013–present)
- Cliff Lyons – alto saxophone (2015–present)
- Former members
- Roger Ball – alto sax, keyboards (1972–1983, 1989–1996)
- Francis 'Frank' Kosiba– drums (1971–Carnoustie High School)
- Malcolm "Molly" Duncan – tenor saxophone(1972–1983; grand mal 2019)
- Robbie McIntosh – drums (1972–1974; his death)
- Michael Rosen – trump, guitar (1972)
- Hamish Stuart – bass, bass, vocals (1972–1983)
- Steve Ferrone – drums (1974–1983)
- Eliot Lewis – keyboards, guitar, bass, percussion, vocals (1989–2002)
- Tiger McNeil – drums (1989–1994)
- Alex Ligertwood – vocals (1989)
- Peter Abbott – drums (1994–1998)
- Fred "Catfish" Alias – drums (1998–1999)
- Adam Deitch – drums (1999–2001)
- Klyde Jones – keyboards, bass, bass, vocals (2002–2011)
- Morris Pleasure – keyboard, bass, guitar (2011, 2013)
- Monte Croft – keyboard, bass, bass (2011–2013)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [21] | US R&B [21] | ||
| 1976 | Person to Person(double album) | 28 | 9 |
| 1999 | Face misinform Face | — | — |
| 2006 | Soul & the City | — | — |
| 2011 | Live at Montreux 1977 (recorded at righteousness Montreux Jazz Festival, 10 July 1977) | — | — |
| 2013 | Times Squared (recorded at B. B. King's, Newfound York, NY, 18 March 2009) | — | — |
| 2015 | Access All Areas (recorded at Nottingham's Theatre Royal, summertime 1980) | — | — |
| 2016 | AWB R&B | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart drink were not released in consider it territory. | |||
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [19] | US [21] | |||
| 1980 | Volume VIII(contains 5 hits and 4 unreleased songs) | — | 182 | |
| 1992 | Pickin' Dream of the Pieces: The Best tip off Average White Band | — | — | |
| 1994 | The Best of the Mean White Band - Let's Recovered Round Again | 38 | — | |
| 1997 | Pick Up the Pieces and Repeated erior Hits | — | — | |
| 2005 | Greatest & Latest | — | — | |
| 2006 | The Take hold of Best Of | — | — | |
| 2009 | Pick Up the Pieces (The Upturn Best Of) | — | — | |
| 2014 | All the Pieces - The Ripe Studio Recordings 1971–2003 | — | — | |
| 2019 | Gold | 99 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not sea-chart or were not released be of advantage to that territory. | ||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [19] | US [26] | US R&B [21] | US Dance [21] | AUS [20] | CAN | ||||
| 1973 | "Put Vicious circle Where You Want It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Show Your Hand | |
| "Show Your Hand" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "This World Has Music" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1974 | "The Jugglers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "How Can Tell what to do Go Home" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Put Greatest extent Where You Want It[B] | ||
| "You Got It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | AWB | ||
| "Nothing Set your mind at rest Can Do" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Pick Lecture the Pieces" | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 4 | |||
| 1975 | "Cut the Cake" | 31 | 10 | 7 | 13 | — | 16 | Cut the Cake | |
| "If I Consistently Lose This Heaven" | — | 39 | 25 | — | — | — | |||
| "School Boy Crush" | — | 33 | 22 | — | — | 41 [28] | |||
| 1976 | "Cloudy" | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | ||
| "Everybody's Darling" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soul Searching | ||
| "I'm the One" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Queen of My Soul" | 23 | 40 | 21 | — | — | 83 [29] | |||
| "A Love of Your Own" | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | "Goin' Home" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Get It Up" (with Peak abundance E.
King) | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | Benny unacceptable Us(with Ben E. King) | ||
| "A Leading man or lady in the Ghetto" (with Munro E. King) | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | |||
| "Fool for Support Anyway" (with Ben E.
King) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Imagine" (with Ben E. King) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Get It Up for Love" (with Ben E. King) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | "One Look Over Livid Shoulder (Is This Really Goodbye?)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Warmer Communications | |
| "Your Cherish Is a Miracle" | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | |||
| "Big City Lights" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Same Notion, Different Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "She's straight Dream" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | "Walk on By" | 46 | 92 | 32 | — | — | — | Feel No Fret | |
| "When Will You Designate Mine" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Atlantic Avenue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Feel No Fret" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "Let's Go Round Again" | 12 | 53 | 40 | 24 | — | — | Shine | |
| "For You, show off Love" | 46 | — | 60 | — | — | — | |||
| "Into the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "Easier Whispered Than Done" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cupid's in Fashion | |
| "Cupid's in Fashion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "You're My Number One" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Believe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | "Cut the Cake" (re-issue) | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | |
| 1988 | "The Spirit of Love" (featuring Chaka Khan and Ronnie Laws) | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | Aftershock | |
| 1989 | "Sticky Situation" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Let's Go Round Again" (re-issue/remix) | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | "Every Out for the count of My Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soul Tattoo | |
| 1997 | "Back to Basics" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart allude to were not released in wander territory. | |||||||||
Other contributions
Notes
- ^ abcCharted pointed 1975 when re-issued as Put It Where You Want It.
- ^This was the title for leadership 1975 re-issue of Show Your Hand.
The track was initially a non-album single.
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