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Alan Gorrie

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Alan Edward Gorrie (born 19 July 1946, Perth, Scotland) is a Scottish bassist, guitarist, keyboardist and singer. He is a founding member of the Average White Band[1] and remains one of two original members in the group's current line-up.[2]

Having previously played in Forever More, Gorrie and Onnie McIntyre formed the Average White Band in Glasgow in 1971. They became a successful funk/R&B group, topping record charts internationally with the AWB album and "Pick Up the Pieces" single. As part of Forever More, Gorrie appeared in Lindsay Shonteff's exploitation film, Permissive.

Partial discography

References

  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Biography: Alan Gorrie". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  2. ^ Alan Gorrie/Average White Band interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' August 2011