Average White Band at Aliante Access Showroom Concert Venue, Las Vegas, Nevada on September 10, 2016

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 2020, 48 years after their formation, they continue to perform. Onnie McIntyre, Guitarist, Vocalist and Original Member of the Funk group Average White Band, "AWB." On YouTube, subscribe to our Channel, The Funk Music Hall of Fame & Exhibition Center and enjoy our award-winning cable access television show. /watch/cBTba4vY98BYb #AverageWhiteBand #Scottish #pickupthepieces #funkmusic #CuttheCake #thefunkcenter #blueeyesoul #daytonohio #AWB #funkmusic #thefunkcapitaloftheworld www.thefunkcenter.org Video by: Gloria Barber, West Coast Funk Ambassador for The Funk Music Hall of Fame & Exhibition Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. ©2020 The Funk Music Hall of Fame & Exhibition Center. All rights reserved. Reproduction and distribution without express written permission is prohibited as permitted by law.

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