The Average White Band - AWB

After debuting with 1973's excellent but neglected Show Your Hand (later reissued as Put It Where You Want It), The Average White Band switched from MCA to Atlantic and hit big with this self-titled gem. Upon first hearing gutsy, Tower Of Power-influenced funk like "Person to Person" and the instrumental "Pick Up the Pieces" (a number one R&B hit), many soul fans were shocked to learn that not only were the bandmembers white -- they were whites from Scotland. Like Teena Marie five years later, Awb embraced soul and funk with so much conviction that it was clear this was anything but an "average" white band. Read More