Reezekeys Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 7 hours ago, TommyRude said: According to wikipedia, her mom, Bonnie Bramlett, suggested the name Average White Band to the guys back when they were forming. That's a nice story, sadly not true. I see this claim is made in Bonnie's Wikipedia entry but the AWB page has it right - this is a quote from an interview with Molly Duncan (RIP), AWB's tenor player: "We had all jammed together but then moved down to London. One day, by chance, we met up again at a Traffic gig. We were grumbling about music and someone said: 'Why don’t we get together and play like we used to?' A friend heard us jamming and said: “This is too much for the average white man.” When we’d all stopped laughing, the name just stuck." One thing is definitely true - the record the AWB guys made with Bekka's mom is a very nice record! https://youtu.be/Uzz8S6o1Yeg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 On 4/15/2023 at 5:42 PM, Reezekeys said: I was gonna mention that Phil Collins version - he sure belies his "prog rock" lineage there and is laying it down pretty hard. This is a great version! Yeah that's Phil a fair way out of his gated-tom-fill comfort zone, and good for him. I loved the way he kept it really tight and restrained during Albright's solo - occasionally, when he just couldn't hold it in any more... he ... hit the snare on the AND of 2! Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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