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Their self-effacing name to the contrary, Average White Band was anything but — one of the few white groups to cross the color line and achieve success and credibility playing funk, with their tight, fiery sound also belying their Scottish heritage, evoking American R&B hotbeds like Detroit, Memphis, and Philadelphia instead. Singer/bassist Alan Gorrie, guitarists Hamish Stuart and Onnie McIntyre, tenor saxophonist Malcolm Duncan, keyboardist/saxophonist Roger Ball, and drummer Robbie McIntosh comprised the original Average White Band lineup. Veterans of numerous Scottish soul and jazz groups, they made their debut in 1973 as the opening act at Eric Clapton's Rainbow Theatre comeback gig, soon issuing their debut LP, Show Your Hand, to little notice. After adopting the abbreviated moniker AWB, a year later the band issued their self-titled sophomore effort, topping the American pop charts with the Arif Mardin-produced instrumental "Pick Up the Pieces." The record's mammoth success was nevertheless tempered by the September 23, 1974 death of McIntosh, who died at a Hollywood party after overdosing on heroin.

Ex-Bloodstone drummer Steve Ferrone replaced McIntosh for AWB's third album, 1975's Cut the Cake, which scored a Top Ten hit with its title track as well as two other chart entries, "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" and "School Boy Crush." (Put It Where You Want It, issued later that same year, was simply a retitled and repackaged Show Your Hand.) With 1976's Soul Searching, the group reclaimed the full Average White Band name, scoring their final Top 40 hit with "Queen of My Soul." Following the live Person to Person, they issued Benny & Us, a collaboration with soul legend Ben E. King. However, after subsequent outings, including 1978's Warmer Communications, 1979's Feel No Fret, and 1980's Shine, failed to recapture the energy of AWB's peak, the group dissolved in 1982, with Ferrone later joining Duran Duran and Stuart recording with Paul McCartney. Gorrie, Ball, and McIntyre reformed Average White Band in 1989, tapping vocalist Alex Ligertwood for their comeback effort Aftershock. Oft-sampled by hip-hop producers throughout the 1990s, the group continued touring prior to releasing Soul Tattoo in 1996. The live album, Face to Face, followed three years later.

Title: Aftershock

Artist: Average White Band

Genre: Soul, Blues, Jazz, Funk

Title: Awb

Artist: Average White Band

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk

Title: Face To Face

Artist: Average White Band

Genre: Soul, Funk

Title: Gold

Artist: Average White Band

Genre: Pop

Title: Shine

Artist: Average White Band

Genre: Soul, Blues, Jazz, Funk

Title: Shine + 9

Artist: Average White Band

Genre: Soul, Jazz, Funk

Title: Tonight

Artist: Average White Band

Genre: Soul, Funk

Title: Volume 8

Artist: Average White Band

Genre: Soul, Jazz, Funk

Collections

Title: '70's Pop Classics

Genre: Rock

Title: Classic Summer Songs

Genre: Pop

Title: 70s One Hit Wonders

Genre: Rock

Title: #1 70s Album

Genre: Rock

Title: Classic R&B

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop

Title: Raised On Disco

Genre: Rock

Title: Disco 54 CD 1

Genre: Disco

Title: Soul City

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul

Featuring albums

Title: @ Summerheat

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: Disco Stars

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: Hits of the 1970S

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: 1975

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: 1974

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: Oldies: Number 1's

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: Oldies Dance Party

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: Food Songs

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Genres