Date of concert: Saturday July 9, 2010
When you talk about older acts that aren't exactly high-profile but are still touring, the question often comes up: How many original members? In the case of AWB(as I'll be referring to the Average White Band), 2. Alan Gorrie and Onnie McIntyre are still with the group which performed a free show as part of Springfield's Hoop City Jazz and Art Festival of 2010.
The AWB's show was supposed to start at approximately 7:30 PM I believe, but was delayed about two hours probably due to the heavy rains we had had. So first I got to see Kashif, who was a member of BT Express and is now a producer. He was decent, but really I couldn't get into his repetitive material. There were still many people who enjoyed him however.
The AWB proved that you don't need to have all original members to be a wonderful performing group. Rocky Bryant on the drums was just outstanding and played an incredible drum solo. The other members, Klyde Jones on guitar, keyboard and vocals and Fred Vigdor on saxophone and keyboards, were tight players as well. The setlist was basically what you'd expect. Classics like "Cut The Cake", "Schoolboy Crush", and "Work To Do" were played and had great live energy. The encore was, of course, the classic "Pick Up The Pieces" which is still as awesome now as the day it came out. I wouldn't hesitate to see them live again, and for free? "You Got It".
The line-up's not exactly the same anymore (Bryant's not on the drums here and the rather cheesy keyboard guy is gone), but it's recent enough:
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