Average White Band (1975–1979)
From 1975–1979, Average White Band brought tight, horn-driven funk and soul to stages around the world—music that demanded clarity, punch, and consistency night after night. This archive section gathers Showco-connected materials from those years, including tour and crew ephemera, backstage items, documentation, and other artifacts that help illuminate how AWB’s live sound and touring operation came together. Each piece is preserved to honor the behind-the-scenes professionals who kept the groove locked in and the show running.
Average White Band — Will Rogers Auditorium
KZEW/The ZOO radio spot
Aired: April 25, 1977
Show date: April 26, 1977
Venue: Will Rogers Auditorium
A Showco Production
Voiced by: KZEW’s Steve Sutton
Source: Original reel-to-reel recording
Image origin: May 1977 issue of Buddy Magazine
Audio courtesy of Billy Wilson, KZEW Historian
AWB Staff 1978 Laminate
AWB Stage Plot & Inputs
AWB circa '76 Oni M., Roger Ball, Rance (alum), AWB road manager
AWB road manager circa '76
Barry Owens, roadie AWB 1976
Oni & Roger - AWB circa '76
AWB 1976- Courtesy of Linda Heath
AWB 1976- Courtesy of Linda Heath
AWB 1976- Courtesy of Linda Heath
AWB 1976- Courtesy of Linda Heath
Showco Average White Band Tee - Courtesy of Linda Heath
Doc Gans, Niagara Falls - AWB Tour 1976
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