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Average White Band
Formed in 1971
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The Average White Band (also known as AWB) were a Scottish funk and R&B band that had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They were 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, making them the 15th most sampled act in history.
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Average White Band (fréquemment surnommé AWB) est un groupe britannique de funk avec des succès soul et disco entre 1974 et 1980. Il est notamment connu pour la chanson Pick Up the Pieces. Le groupe continue de se produire en 2008, avec Alan Gorrie et Onnie McIntyre comme seuls membres d'origine.
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Discography
Albums
- 1973 How Sweet Can You Get?
- 1973 Show Your Hand
- 1974 AWB
- 1975 Put It Where You Want It
- 1975 Cut the Cake
- 1976 Soul Searching
- 1977 Benny and Us
- 1978 Warmer Communications
- 1979 Feel No Fret
- 1980 Shine
- 1982 Cupid’s in Fashion
- 1988 Aftershock
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- 1996 Soul Tattoo
- 2003 Living in Colour
- 2016 AWB R&B
- 2017 Inside Out
Singles
- 1994 Let’s Go Round Again
