Average White Band head for Wolverhampton Slade Rooms

Renowned for the hits Pick Up The Pieces and Cut the Cake, the Average White Band play Wolverhampton Slade Rooms this week.

While their roots are Scottish, AWB perform infectiously danceable funky soul based on the sounds of Memphis, Motown and Philadelphia.

AWB 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 songwriting, stretching across several gold selling albums and multi-grammy nominations for the legendary Atlantic Records.

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 audiences in the US and elsewhere.

While a good number of cuts such as Cut The Cake and Let's Go Round Again attracted chart action as hit singles, many other album tracks, like Schoolboy Crush and Stop The Rain became much sampled tunes.

The current line-up continues to record and tour the world to critical and audience acclaim.

Tickets for the Slade Rooms gig on Thursday, July 25, cost £15, and support comes from Jo Harman & Company.