Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces (Live in Pittsburgh 1975) FM Broadcast

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Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces (Live in Pittsburgh 1975) FM Broadcast

Show Your Hand
AWB
Cut the Cake
Soul Searching
Benny & Us
Warmer Communications
Feel No Fret
Shine
Cupid's in Fashion
Aftershock
Soul Tattoo
Living in Colour
Inside Out

Alan Gorrie lead & background vocals bass guitar
Hamish Stuart lead & background vocals guitar bass
Onnie McIntyre rhythm guitar background vocals
Steve Ferrone drums
Molly Duncan tenor sax
Roger Ball alto sax

The Average White Band (also known as AWB) are a Scottish funk and R&B band that had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They are 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. As of 2022, 50 years after their formation, they continue to perform.

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