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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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rdfs:label	Average White Band (en) Average White Band (de) Average White Band (es) Average White Band (fr) Average White Band (it) アヴェレイジ・ホワイト・バンド (ja) Average White Band (nl) Average White Band (pt) Average White Band (sv) Average White Band (ru) The Average White Band (uk)
rdfs:comment	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. (en) Die Average White Band, auch kurz AWB, stammt aus Schottland, und ist eine der wenigen europäischen Soulbands, die mit schwarzer Musik populär wurden. Sie wurde 1972 von Alan Gorrie, Roger Ball, Malcolm „Molly“ Duncan († 2019), Robbie McIntosh († 1974), Hamish Stuart und Onnie McIntyre gegründet. Ihr Name („Durchschnittliche weiße Band“ beziehungsweise „Im Durchschnitt weiße Band“) bezieht sich sowohl darauf, dass alle Gründungsmitglieder Weiße waren, als auch auf die Bemerkung eines Freundes, die Musik sei „zuviel für den durchschnittlichen Weißen“. (de) Average White Band (también conocidos como AWB) es una banda musical de Escocia de funk y R&B que tuvo una serie de éxitos en las listas R&B entre los años 1974 y 1980. AWB es conocida por ser «la primera banda de funk 100 % de raza blanca».[cita requerida] (es) Gli Average White Band sono un gruppo musicale funk della Scozia, formatosi negli anni settanta a Dundee. Il loro nome significa "la band del bianco medio". Si fanno conoscere dal grande pubblico suonando a spalla di Eric Clapton al Rainbow Theatre di Londra nel 1973. Il genere musicale che li rappresenta va dal Blue-eyed soul al funk, dal soul alla disco. Nel 1975 si portano nella prima posizione della classifica americana Billboard Hot 100 con il singolo Pick Up the Pieces. (it) The Average White Band (fréquemment surnommé AWB) est un groupe britannique de funk avec des succès en soul rock et disco entre 1974 et 1980. Le groupe continue de se produire en 2008, avec Gorrie et McIntyre comme seuls membres d'origine. (fr) アヴェレイジ・ホワイト・バンド（Average White Band）は、イギリス、スコットランド出身のファンク、ソウル/R&Bのバンド。 (ja) Average White Band (ook wel AWB genoemd) is een Schotse funk- en soulband die in de jaren zeventig hits scoorde met soul- en disconummers als Pick Up the Pieces en Cut the Cake. De band treedt nog steeds op en opereert in een grotendeels gewijzigde bezetting vanuit de Verenigde Staten. (nl) The Average White Band (ou AWB) é uma banda escocesa de funk e R&B que emplacou diversos sucessos disco entre 1974 e 1980. (pt) Average White Band (сокращенно AWB) — шотландская соул и фанк группа у которой было несколько хитов в период с 1974 по 1980 гг. Хорошо известны благодаря инструментальному бестселлеру Pick Up The Pieces и альбомам AWB (1974, #1 в США, #6 в Великобритании) и Cut The Cake (1975, #4 в США, #28 в Великобритании). (ru) Average White Band är en skotsk musikgrupp som bildades 1972 i Dundee och spelar funk och disco. Den första upplagan av gruppen bestod av Onnie McIntyre (sång, kompgitarr), Alan Gorrie (gitarr, bas, sång), Roger Ball (keyboards), Malcolm "Molly" Duncan (saxofon), och Robbie McIntosh (trummor). Michael Rosen var kort med på trumpet i gruppen innan han lämnade den. Samtidigt blev gitarristen Hamish Stewart ny medlem. (sv) The Average White Band — шотландський гурт, утворений 1971 року в Лондоні. До першого складу гурту входили: Хеміш Стьюерт (Hamish Stuart), 8.10.1949, Глазго, Шотландія — вокал, гітара; Оуен «Онні» Макінтайр (Owen «Onnie» Mclntyre), 25.09.1945, Леннокстаун, Шотландія — гітара, вокал; Малколм «Моллі» Данкен (Malcolm «Molly» Duncan), 24.08.1945, Монтроз, Шотландія — саксофон; Роджер Болл (Roger Ball), 4.06.1944, Данді, Шотландія — саксофон, клавішні; Алан Горрі (Alan Gorrie), 19.07.1946, Перт, Шотландія -вокал, бас та Роббі Макінтош (Robbie Mcintosh), 6.05.1950, Данді, Шотландія — 23.09.1974, Лос-Анжелес, США — ударні. Також до першого складу входив Майк Росен (Mike Rosen) — труба, гітара, але він виступав недовго. (uk)
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