CUT THE CAKE / AVERAGE WHITE BAND

Cut The Cake - Average White Band 1975

[@thomasbaylark1002]

As a musician, it's great to see the band really playing and singing this classic LIVE!!! Pure 70's funk!

[@SkammLykelee]

Agreed!

[@godbluffvdgg]

: ) As a fellow musician, I agree. It really is great to see...A rarity from the era...Tower of Power does it live on there too; ( what is hip) ...

[@kimmergonzales9792]

For a bunch of guys from Scotland, they definitely had it going on!!!!! I'm still listening 🎶to their 1st album. It never gets old!!

[@curlyqgirlygirly6540]

I had the privilege of seeing Average White Band in Houston when I was 19 yrs old. They were the bomb!!!! Who would think Scotland produced such a classic funk sound!!! They had the crowd rocking so much they performed Pick Up the Pieces twice!!! They got a well deserved standing ovation!!!! An experience of a lifetime I will never forget!!!!

[@kimmergonzales9792]

@@curlyqgirlygirly6540 I was able to see them back in 1975 at Sacramento Civic Center about the time their 2nd album came out. It was a great show!!

[@BassGod1225]

Know what's REALLY impressive, they went live!. The majority of acts on Soul Train lip-synched, AWB wasn't having it. They ripped the stage up, well done.

[@Mr.Bassman]

well put!

[@shootermcgavin2026]

And they’re white

[@BassGod1225]

@@shootermcgavin2026 Wow, you are very observant, we would have never known that. Now please go away.

[@kimgordon3695]

Just tight

[@kimgordon3695]

1:11

[@anthonys1959]

How many all White Bands can go on Soul Train and Jam with an all Black Audience? This Group broke all kinds of Barriers. I'm Black and I love em. Thank you for your wonderful Music thru the Years. Your not "Average " just "Great"!! Note: Drummer Steve Ferrone a Brotha was with the Band in the 1970's and left the Band afterwards.

[@supakow]

Not all white. Steve Ferrone (the drummer) is black. He joined after the first drummer OD'd.

[@mikelawrence6840]

think the drummers black

[@bsshh]

True but they weren't all white. The man holding down the bottom funk is a brother. SF.

[@bsshh]

AWB was the #2 funkiest so called white band behind Tower of Power who had 2 bad brothers CT and LW.

[@keith.brownsenior9415]

Thank you for your music

[@robpelick7460]

Hamish Stuart on bass and Steve Ferrone on drums ....absolutely killing it

[@stevehughes7305]

legendary Feronne, and try to follow THAT cat on....g'luck :P

[@primeminister66]

Indeed

[@SkammLykelee]

Funny that often you saw Alan Gorrie (lead and guitar here) on bass and Hamish Stuart on guitar. They traded depending on the song (and possibly who was singing lead).

[@furion..]

@@SkammLykelee Hamish makes this for me, I can't stop chuckling, respectfully, at his Soul dancing & Chicken-Neck moves. 😂 - He's definitely having plenty of fun *_!_*

[@MsPittsburgh1]

I grew up in the 70s and I think we had the best music growing up. 💯

[@p1ekna.]

Crazy! You look about 21. I’m from Pittsburgh too. Lots of love. 😚

[@dennyshonda]

I woke up in the 70's

[@ivanmay7890]

Thank you Scotland for creating the funk meisters known as Average White Band!

[@anthonys1959]

It's a Shame this Band is still not in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame!! One of the Greatest Bands Ever!!

[@LeeOLumbroso]

And then, who cares about pompous ceremonials, when you can still listen to their absolute funky gems in this year 2019, and then again, and again as you please! ;D

[@markbuchanan5693]

They are in our hearts. Which is where it really matters....

[@bsshh]

Because they sounded Too Black. Fact! Keeping it real!

[@bsshh]

@ianh Do your homework if your brain can handle it..And find out who their main influences were from their own mouths! James Brown...Aretha Franklin.

[@richardv.582]

Start a petition to get them in. I'll be the first to sign..

[@KTmusicLover12]

That bass player is AWESOME!!! Groovy!!! And he moves great too. 🕺🕺 🎸🎵🎶

[@furion..]

That's Hamish Stuart, with his daughter Emma here: /watch?v=FkhpXPzHpBo

[@Catweazel1976]

My parents, RIP, were jazz musos. My stepfather taught me everything I know about bass and electric guitar. They adored the Average White Band!!!! Cut the Cake for me is both seminal and pure funk!

[@swissh1]

They were underrated as hell!! Still in my playlist rotation

[@oldestgamer]

One of the things that make this band/performance so good is how in the pocket they are and how relaxed they are playing that they give this groove an almost lazy feel, when you can play like that you are made!

[@imbees2]

Excellent analogy of their groove!

[@doreekaplan2589]

Do you think they look at this and wonder why a million and a half people have listened to their song but cant be bothered to take a nanosecond to click thumbs up?? Maybe all those peoples parents did not teach them to say thanksalot. Saw the band at Fillmore West in 1969 while going to Cal Berkeley...........GREAT times back then

[@user-qg9zr5jy5m]

Saw them in Glasgow/Ayr in '68 Home town boys. Glad you all (y'all?) got to enjoy their music too 🤝

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

Good manners cost nothing. Back to the music...

[@charlenemitchell7421]

Bad Ass White Boys! And when l first heard them l was hooked! On All their jams!

[@earlcovington58]

The Average White Band was one of the greatest bands of that time! I loved them!

[@TheElmapa]

+earl Covington so do I

[@gregkatz5874]

As a rock-n-roller, I loved watching Soul Train in the 1970s when I was playing electric bass full time in my 20s. Learned how to play funk, soul and slap bass from bands like Mother's FInest, EWF, Parliament/Funkadelics, Tower of Power, and Sly and the Family Stone(d)... :-)

[@1213kap]

Amen! I grew up in the 70's and this song captures the essence of the era. Cut the Cake is a classic; it makes you want to get up and dance. The rhythm, chords, and melody are what make this song what it is- funky, lively, and timeless.

[@tuttt99]

Probably the only Scotsmen ever to appear on Soul Train!

[@mrmusic248]

tuttt99:Not a Scot, but Elton John also appeared on Soul Train when "Bennie And The Jets" was a hit.

[@marykuettner752]

@@mrmusic248 English is na Scottish

[@affectionatepunch]

@ Climax blues band are from Stafford in England

[@cd5340]

Captain and Tennille also appeared on Soul Train.

[@jf8461]

"Probably"???

[@Harley.Davidson]

In 1976 our High school jazz band did a version of this that was just the bomb! 😎

[@mrmusic248]

The funk infects all creeds of people.

[@u107261]

so sad to hear the engine room of AWB Malcolm “Molly” Duncan died today....sad loss

[@tsangpogorge]

I believe this is one of just a handful of live performances on Soul Train.

[@washcom]

True and the best!

[@dennislarson5043]

No faking it here, it's the real deal.This is rare for soul train.Awb can flat out play.

[@oleathajackson6509]

One of the classics! 🥰 When I was a kid I thought they were really talking about cake!😆

[@deekaymusiclover2481]

One of the GREATEST BANDS in the history of R&B...PERIOD!

[@vanjohnson9837]

I go back to 1974 with this group,my life has been more than expected,thank you god.feb2020.

[@jimr3179]

Growing up in the 70's my dad would always tell my mom to cut the cake right after dinner. He loved dessert.

[@soupedguit369]

And they let them actually play instead making them of lip sync. And they sound just as tight as the record. Bad ass!

[@SkammLykelee]

Glad you said it that way. Most artists absolutely hated to lip-synch, and they were awful at it too. A lot of people today don't realize that it was the TV producers who made that choice, not the artist or band.

[@UBZUKki]

fuckin BADASS groove....What a band....

[@valendanewell5901]

Folks don’t get to experience live bands actually playing instruments and singing in concerts today.. so much fun the 70s💯✌🏾

[@johnpennock6128]

Tragically So

[@gwynnielsen5081]

I love it when a band like AWB attracts a diverse audience of fans. When I look to see who is playing my music on RadioAirplay (people in countries like Iran and Russia), I realize that music has the capability to unite the world in peace. It is a shame we can't use it to do just that.

[@LS1007]

One of my all time favorite groups. Being a drummer I learned this in 1975 and can still play it today. Fantastic!

[@bubbojones]

Love this with Steve Ferrone on da drums, classic AWB!

[@simplydvine252able]

I used this as the song my husband and I cut our wedding cake to. It was a huge hit!

[@newark951]

We did that too....great song

[@rubentucker7829]

I used it for family birthdays for about 5 years, Cut the Cake please.

[@shortblock7117]

nice!

[@kodakode1154]

WHAT UNTIL YOU REALIZED IT WAS ABOUT COKE

[@ElAviadorNegro]

There’s nothing ‘average’ about the lads from Scotland; nor anything particularly ‘white’ about their music. Yet, they’re hit makers, multi-million dollar sellers, and one of the most sampled bands in the industry; because of #1 hits like this.

[@robertesensee3494]

that is some insane bass! Great stuff!

[@deanroddey2881]

He is a monster. And if you listen to the combination of the lead signer's clean guitar parts and the bass, it's just so tight and so syncopated. They are almost a single instrument. Then the rhythm player is filling all the cracks perfectly. Throw in a really tight drummer and it's just ridiculous how tight and funky it is.

[@LeeOLumbroso]

Indeed, Indeed, but that's not all there is to say about Hamish Stuart. He sings extremely well while playing bass, which is arguably the most difficult instrument to sing along with while playing. AND his body grooves beautifully doing all that. It's a pity that he envisioned a greater carrier for himself around the end of the 70s and went on to be Macca bass player, because he and Alan Gorrie had a winning duo of composers-lyricists-instrumentists, and they could readily exchange bass and guitar from one tune to another. Plus, as you underlined, Dean, Steve Ferrone on drums is impeccable in this group, he's tight Indeed but not just that, he's cool and easy, there's "elasticity" in his drumming: he bounces and makes us wanna bounce too, while being very precise on the beat. A joy to listen to to this day. And Alan Gorrie has carried on the group into the 2000s, managing to remain fresh in the great funk still produced. :))

[@markhaines5602]

It's so funky in here, the whole place is stankin'!

[@jahmeyka6]

Ive been a fan since 77 and watching them perform on these videos are still mind blowing, who knew some farmer john looking white guys could be an get down so funky! I love em!!

[@studlygrish]

Soul Train was one of the greatest TV shows for soul and funk of all time !

[@BingoLong33]

In the early days of the show, artists played LIVE...

[@julio_scissors]

That drummer and that snare. DAMN!

[@jacobbarnett4074]

everybody is talking about Hillary or the Trump Train and I'm just like bring back the Soul Train

[@rubentucker7829]

I remember Boney James on Soul Train and I thought he was black

[@williamjackson2014]

Get on that soul train fam

[@richiebohr5421]

Stuart and Gorrie always sounded great together.

[@DUMBIEDYKE]

One of Scotland's best bands ever!

[@davidscott1052]

Lois I thought bay city rollers might be in with a shout on that one...and then of course there was Andy Stewart and the white Heather club!!!!

[@somekindofbrain]

One of Britain's best bands ever. Fact!

[@vaughnmiller5319]

One of? Please! THE cream of the crop.

[@shockadoom]

Acdc?

[@imbees2]

AWB was on Soul Train. That tells you right there. They were the bomb of soul music and funk in the 70s. No question.

[@johnpennock6128]

Saw them at the Spectrum in Philadelphia they tore it UP

[@edwardwilliams2438]

Get these guys in the R&R Hall of Fame...they deserve it!!!Funk is funk....color, class, gender.....play that guitar!! Back in the day,,I heard them on the radio, I could have sworn they were Brothers....goes to show....Music is music,!!!! Cut the cake..indeed!!!

[@rkellenbecker]

This has been one of my favorite bands since the 1970's and in 2021 there's still no match!!!

[@ealing456]

AWB are still touring too.

[@kevinsmith5875]

Huh, really, all of there baselines are from James brown. How can you be the best band when all of your samples are from the godfather. They are good, buy I can put many other bands before them

[@MichaelJones-nn7my]

These guys were Scottish but had much respect all over the world fantastic band totally underrated

[@henseleric]

You mean totally rated.

[@msb4665]

I agree they should be inducted into the hall of fame. I grew up listening to these guy's & I still do.

[@burnatix1]

I just love this. Hamish is soooo smooth when he's moving. Can't take my eyes off him!

[@vinimishima]

Nasci em 81 e hoje estou descobrindo muitas bandas como essa. Obrigado por postar. Música boa é atemporal.

[@franz909]

They were an awesome live band , saw em in Seattle and were all over the radio at that time ....

[@eisenyeo]

When they first arrive in America, folks were confused, from the sound of their record they never thought it was a white scottish band doing funk, soul and r&b. LOL

[@kennethgreen9302]

Stank in here

[@EmpressOfWyoming58]

Eisen Yeo We had KC and the Sunshine Band and Wild Cherry already. With a name like Average White Band, we didn't have to guess their color. Funk wasn't a black only genre any way.

[@nancymesek]

I was a teenager when they were on Soul Train. I still mixed them up with Earth Wind & Fire sometimes back then.

[@thesantos]

@@EmpressOfWyoming58 kc not nearly as funky

[@GSXSF-250]

A cool throwback of the ‘70s. Love the ‘70s!

[@robsmx5]

Awesome track! Absolutely love it !!!!!!!!

[@jckovach]

Performed live in the studio....damn good!

[@ThePoob]

Great live performance! A lot of groups lip-synced. One of the best bands in the '70s.

[@SkammLykelee]

Yes, great live performance. Not saying you don't know this, but many people think the lip-synching common in the 60's and 70's was because the bands wanted to do it. It was usually the producers of the TV shows who made that choice. it was cheaper and easier and some felt that people preferred to hear the record. Most artists HATED to lip-synch.

[@furion..]

@@SkammLykelee Then again some only sounded good in the studio and sucked LIVE on stage

[@SkammLykelee]

@@furion.. Very true. Some were even better live. Others had their limitations exposed when performing live.

[@RIdrummer96]

I wish i had as much swag as the guy dancing at 2:00

[@ColeHolland]

Made me laugh so hard man

[@RIdrummer96]

Cole Holland yeah haha i also love how is afro stays in the shot long after his face. An the girl to the left is lookin at him like "chill the fuck out man"

[@ColeHolland]

-Concert was groovin until Freddy got too coked out and lost control of his moves, we had to get the fk outta there..

:-) :-)

[@ctcoolilm]

Sizzlin funk!!

[@petepecina6052]

I will never be as cool as the guy dancing at 2:00

[@PeterWesleyBastone]

CLASSIC FUNK!

[@SuperMelita9]

I want some cake very nice song and music

[@kurtadams3021]

Peter Wesley Bastone PURE Funk

[@totacho33]

Peter Wesley Bastone v

[@totacho33]

Eu sei disso por que a

[@leeperrymanjr4055]

Still remember when they came on the spot, NO WAY IN HELL COULD THEY BE WHITE!!! was we wrong, BUT WE TOOK THEM TO HEART IN NO TIME

[@vanknutson9236]

LOL I thought the same thing...and I'm white!!

[@soulvaccination8679]

Tower of power also..Chicago.KC..Wild Cherryetc etc

[@nehoc00]

@@soulvaccination8679 INDEED RE: T.O.P. !!

[@jgalt155]

Our Scots Gaelic call and response worship has very close links to the blues tradition in America , all the best to you.

[@Fortwentt]

me too lmao

[@sociallylubricated70]

The funky Scots kikin' it LIVE on Soul Train. Didn't see many LIVE performances on Soul Train period!

[@tphillipgee987]

CLASSIC AWB - this was the JAM!!

[@RonSafreed]

gimmie,gimmie,gimmie,gimmie,gimmie,gimmie,gimmie,gimmie,gimmie that cake. Music like this is meant to last forever&will be remembered

[@TIMCOWBOY1971]

A Great 👍 band that should be in the rock and roll 🎸 hall of fame!

[@accorsistudios]

How is this not a HUGE wedding song? So fitting - CUT THE CAKE!

[@Multiplicityme2too]

The AWB..kickin' it LIVE ON SOULLLL TRAIN!

[@denisemarie6029]

Makes me wish I was 10 years old again. I miss that era

[@johanne628]

Beautiful 70 s ! Best time of my life still cutting the cake away awesome!

[@kurtadams3021]

These brothers are FUNKY. WOW!

[@kffive]

From Scotland.

[@davidcerullo7976]

Scottish soul! They were the best in the world.

[@SkammLykelee]

Great live performance by AWB. A lot of people have the wrong idea about the lip-synching on Soul Train, American Bandstand and other shows of that time. It wasn't the artists who chose to do that, it was the producers of the shows. It was less expensive and they felt audiences wanted to hear the sound quality of the recorded versions. Remember music videos didn't exist back then. Most acts hated to lip-synch and most were terrible at it.

[@dianaperkins1345]

MUSIC !!! These white boyz jamming!!!!

[@gregfoster-ut5kl]

Ultimate funk no one can touch this level of excellence and precise focus yall in 1970s were a force not to play with lol 😂 alliance Ohio loves you awb

[@ouyrwq]

They are fucking awesome.

[@vickibaggs3042]

Love AWB!!! Saw this Band when i was a teeenager in Jacksonville,fla.

[@airtow6766]

Saw AWB in Columbus, Ohio at the Agora, in the early 1970’s and what brought me there was Alan Gories previous band Forever More. Man, wish I could find a copy of that album!

[@jbratt]

Top 40 radio of the 70s was incredible (pre disco). One one station you would hear Billy Preston, Elton John, the Carpenters, Jim Stafford, Jerry Reed, AWB, Paul McCartney all within 15 minutes.

[@trailboss1025]

Great music from high school days..what the world could use more of.

[@tonyy5482]

It really was a golden age for music. :)

[@jorjenks1]

Average White Band is a Scottish band. Funk and R&B were their specialty. In the mid to late 70's I think

[@Shaidow]

He kill it with that cut the cake line. You can see in his face.

[@bluesyoucanuse1861]

Brings me back to my college days….bell bottoms and all!

[@robertcramb4654]

Without question thee best band to come out of Scotland

[@henktroost4799]

When Funky, was still funky ......Signature sound.. ! Dr.Pulse, says so..

[@EmpressOfWyoming58]

Sexy song and sound. My 1975 summer music. When I was 17 it was a very good year.

[@cyrus6581]

I like you

[@thomaslanik7215]

Such a great funk-mover... Cheers!

[@3salamanders]

I was a sax player in marching band when these guys were hot. We *all* wanted to be these guys.

[@godbluffvdgg]

Great band...Tasty song...In 75 this was just one of the THOUSANDS of great songs in the FM Radio mixes..Glad I got the chance to experience it all...James Brown would have been perfect for this song...:)

[@davidsage1313]

Love to see real bands that actually play instruments and music 🎶🎷🎶🎸🎶🥁🎤🎶

[@stevenberry-brown3253]

WOW... Play that funky music white boys...lol

[@erichardric4795]

I want this to play at my next birthday!!

[@roderickwhite7994]

Soooo funky!!!

[@cynthiaogletree5030]

Love them! Timeless!

[@bluesfroggy]

Saw them in the Caird Hall, Dundee. 1973 I think. Their home turf. Opening for David Bowie. To say they warmed up the hall is an understatement.

[@johnkaiser8385]

Great music and it makes to be alive at that time in my life.

[@Tom-xe9iq]

My high school jazz band played this and Pick Up the Pieces really well!! One of the alto saxophone player was Kenny G!!

[@olivierlefevre1572]

quand mon pote olivier est rentré de Londres 1978, avec sous le bras awb groupe moyen de blanc énorme preuve d'humilité par rapport au style de zique qu'ils allaient essayer de faire mieux que la moyenne et un groove de rouquemoute ...vieilli dans les caves scottish tout près des grands fût de sir ferrone or mac McIntosh !!! Respect

[@Fortwentt]

Wow just wow huh. I am 64 i remember this was on the radio a lot back then.

[@PtolemyJones]

Love it! Would love to hear the chili peppers cover this classic.

[@damienstargemini]

One of the greatest Scottish Bands ever. Most people dont know that. :-)