McIntosh, Robbie
From Astro-Databank
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| Birthname | McIntosh, Robert Rattray Stewart | ||
| born on | 2 May 1950 at 16:30 (= 4:30 PM ) | ||
| Place | Dundee, Scotland, 56n28, 3w00 | ||
| Timezone | GDT h1e (is daylight saving time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   11°39'   17°43 Asc. 29°39'
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Biography
Scottish musician, drummer and band member of the group, Average White Band (AWB.) Most of the group were already veterans of bands of the 60's before their initial debut in July 1972. Their opening act for Eric Clapton in 1973 and a debut album, "Show Your Hand," was a very slow start and the band did not achieve much success until 1974 with the release of another album, "Pick Up the Pieces." The record's huge success was tempered by the 9/23/1974 death of band member Robbie McIntosh, who died at a Hollywood party after overdosing on strychnine-laced heroin. The band continued touring throughout the UK and US with moderate success of songs hitting the charts, top 40's to top 10's until 1980, with a few reunion reappearances in 1989.
Relationships
- business associate/partner relationship with Ball, Roger (born 4 June 1944)
- business associate/partner relationship with McIntyre, Owen "Onnie" (born 25 September 1945)
- business associate/partner relationship with Gorrie, Alan (born 19 July 1946)
Events
- Work : New Career July 1972 (Debut performance of "Average White Band")
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1973 (Opening act for Eric Clapton)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1974 (Successful album "Pick Up the Pieces")
- Death by Accident 23 September 1974 at 12:00 noon in Hollywood, CA (Overdose of heroin, age 24)
Source Notes
Frank C. Clifford quotes Caroline Gerard from B.C., British Entertainers 1997.
Categories
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Group/ Duo (Average White Band)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist (Drums)
- Lifestyle : Social Life : Party animal (While in the group)
- Lifestyle : Work : Work in team/ Tandem (Musical group)
- Lifestyle : Work : Travel for work (International tours)
- Personal : Death : Short Life less than 29 Yrs (Age 24)
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Drugs (Terminal)
- Personal : Death : Accidental (Overdose of heroin)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Jazz
