Final Funk Affair: The Average White Band

Overview

The Final Funk Affair Featuring The Average White Band

Join the Legends Of Troy and Jazz Diva for an evening of old school funk! VIP ticket holders will be treated to a pre-concert mixer from 5-7pm which includes refreshments and the musical selections of DJ Darryl Krush & SGL Productions! Charlotte's own Peace and Love Band will open the show!

AWB (Average White Band)  are widely regarded as one of the best soul and funk bands in the history of music. Though perhaps best known for their timeless instrumental mega-hit 'Pick Up the Pieces' the band's strength actually lay in their consistently accomplished song-writing, stretching across several gold selling albums and multi- grammy nominations for the legendary Atlantic Records. Somewhat incongruously, given their Scottish roots, the six piece took the influences of their R&B heroes - people like Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Donny Hathaway and others - and developed their own 'authentic' sound which was eagerly adopted by black audiences in the US and elsewhere.

Whilst a good number of cuts - 'Cut The Cake' and 'Let's Go 'Round Again' to name but two - attracted chart action as hit singles, many other album tracks, like 'Schoolboy Crush' and 'Person to Person' became much sampled and turn-tabled 'rare' grooves. Many more tunes, such as 'Cloudy', 'A Love Of Your Own' and 'Nothing You Can Do' - amongst many others- stand alongside some of the finest soul 'album tracks' ever recorded.

**A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Virginia State University Tuition Assistance Fund