The Average White Band is a Scottish group that first got together in London in early 1972, with Malcolm “Molly” Duncan and Alan Gorrie as its founding members. Robbie McIntosh, Roger Ball, Michael Rosen, and Owen “Onnie” McIntyre soon joined them, and when Hamish Stuart replaced Rosen, the original lineup was in place.
AWB’s breakthrough came in 1973, when they appeared with Eric Clapton, and won a contract with MCA for their debut album. Bruce McCaskill, who was managing the Clapton tour, liked AWB, took them to the United States and promoted them. As a result, AWB signed with Atlantic Records and released their second album, “AWB,” which hit No. 1.
The band may be best known for “Pick Up the Pieces,” but several of their albums have reached Gold status and won them many Grammy nominations. Despite being Scottish, the band cites the people who influenced them the most as American R&B artists like James Brown and Marvin Gaye.
A review of AWB says:
“What a great show. They sound just as good as they did many years ago.”
AWB will be at the Ludlow Garage on Saturday, August 21 at 8:30 pm, and poster printing can provide attractive advertising for any events like this.