“Pick Up the Pieces” (Average White Band)
The instrumental “Pick Up the Pieces” is today’s classic song of the day. Released by the Average White Band in July of 1974, this single went all the way to #1 (in early 1975) on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on Billboard’s R&B chart. It failed to chart in the band’s native UK, however. Even though they sounded funky,…