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• Hailing from Dundee, Scotland, Average White Band are a R&B/Funk band that have been recording and performing since 1971 and are still touring today.

• Fast Facts

  1. Origin: London, England
  2. Years Active: 1972-Present
  3. Music has been featured in nine movies
  4. Now has more U.S.-born members than Scots, 3-2
  5. On September 23, 1974, at a party thrown for Gregg Allman, AWB drummer Robbie McIntosh died from a heroin overdose
  6. Opened for Eric Clapton on his comeback tour in 1973
  7. Record Label: Rhino Records

• Partial discography

  • 1973: Show Your Hand
  • 1974: AWB
  • 1975: Cut The Cake
  • 1976: Soul Searching, Person to Person (Live)
  • 1977: Benny & Us
  • 1978: Warmer Communication
  • 1979: Feel No Fret

• Members

  • Onnie McIntyre - Vocals/Guitar
  • Hamish Stuart - Vocals/Guitar
  • Alan Gorrie - Vocals/Bass/Guitar
  • Molly Duncan - Saxophone
  • Roger Ball - Keyboard/Saxophone
  • Robbie McIntosh - Drums
  • Steve Ferrone - Drums

• Quotes

  "With some decent equipment and somebody steering us it could have been as fine as the Average White Band"— David Coverdale

  "The funkiest Scottish band ever, these soulful emulators of Sly and the Family Stone and James Brown prove they can get into a solid groove with excellent arrangements like "Pick Up the Pieces." This treasure brims with dominant saxophones, jazzed-up rock production, great harmony vocals and some of the best drumming in the genre. But the less-impressed quip the '70s outfit "really lives up to their name."— Zagat Survey Music Guide - 1,000 Top Albums of All Time, 2003

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