R.I.P. Malcom "Molly" Duncan of Average White Band Fame

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by Allen Thayer

The real secret to AWB’s success is more simple and straightforward than any anthropological explanation I can provide. Anyone that knows how to play R&B music will tell you, it may look simple, but the devil’s in the details as Roger explains, “You could never fool a Black audience. It’s so basic. There’s nothing we play that’s so complicated. It’s just played in time and played in tune; but the simplest thing is the most difficult to do. It’s more complicated, the chords and all, than most rock material; but for a jazz musician it’s a piece of cake.”