Onnie McIntyre

Owen "Onnie" McIntyre (born 25 September 1945), known earlier in his career as Onnie Mair, is a Scottish musician, best known for being a member of Average White Band. Along with bassist Alan Gorrie he was a constant member of the band from 1972 until the band's retirement in 2024.

Early life McIntyre was born in Lennoxtown. McIntyre has been a session guitarist/composer for albums released by Paul Korda, Roy Young, Dick Morrissey, Ben E. King, Kate Taylor, Chaka Khan, Carly Simon, Passport, Jesse Rae, The Phil Collins Big Band, Tommi Mischell, Tony Monaco, Charles Earland, Jeff Golub, Freddy V., and Arif Mardin.

McIntyre formed Average White Band in late 1971. The band are best known for their 1974 instrumental "Pick Up the Pieces", written by the entire band. In 1972, McIntyre played guitar on Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling" along with Average White Band drummer Robbie McIntosh.

The original Average White Band split up in 1982, and McIntyre worked from home to help with wife and young son, writing jingles for adverts and work as a session musician, as well as working in a fine arts company in New York. In 1989, McIntyre, bassist Alan Gorrie, and saxophonist Roger Ball reformed the band.