Biography
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 … » Read more
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Group Members
- Alan Gorrie
- Roger Ball
- Onnie McIntyre
- Malcolm Duncan
- Alex Ligertwood
- Hamish Stuart
- Steve Ferrone
- Rocky Bryant
- Klyde Jones
- Fred Vigdor
- Brian Dunne
- Adam Deitch
- Robbie McIntosh
Similar Artists
- MFSB
- Dan Hartman
- Mogul Thrash
- Brian Auger
- Lenny Pickett
- Dream Police
- The Sound of Philadelphia
- B.T. Express
- Bohannon
- Brass Construction
- James Brown
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Heatwave
- Ben E. King
- Kool & the Gang
- L.T.D.
- The Ohio Players
- Parliament
- Rufus
- Slave
See Also
Influenced By
- The Bar-Kays
- James Brown
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Funkadelic
- Marvin Gaye
- Al Green
- The Isley Brothers
- Mandrill
- Curtis Mayfield
- Sly & The Family Stone
- The Temptations
- King Curtis
- The O'Jays
- Stevie Wonder
Followed
- Blue Number Nine
- Level 42
- Soulive
- Galactic
- The Brand New Heavies
- N'Dea Davenport
- Compton's Most Wanted
