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Alan Gorrie
British musician

Alan Gorrie

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British musician
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Age
78 years
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Biography

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 and remains one of two original members in the group's current line-up.

History

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 1970 exploitation film Permissive, and also composed the scores for Shonteff's films The Yes Girls (1971) and The Fast Kill (1972).

Partial discography

  • Yours - Forever More (1970)
  • Words on Black Plastic (1970)
  • Sleepless Nights (1985)
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