Musician. He is best remembered as the drummer and percussionist of the popular 1970s Scottish folk-rock band, The Average White Man Band. A native of Brighton, England, McIntosh performed with a series of Scottish soul and jazz groups including Brian Auger's Oblivion Express before he formed the Average White Man Band with Alan Gorrie, Malcolm "Molly" Duncan, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, and Onnie McIntyre in 1971. After recording and performing for two years McIntosh and his bandmates got there first big break when they were booked to perform at Eric Clapton's Rainbow Theatre comeback concert in 1973. This eventually led to their debut album, "Show Your Hand" for MCA Records. Unfortunately for McIntosh and AWB the album was a failure, although it did produce some fine recordings as "The Jugglers", "T.L.C.", "Twilight Zone", and "Back In '67." Despite the album's failure and it's poor sales, Eric Clapton's former tour manager Bruce McCaskill liked the band's music and decided to manage them. He borrowed money and took them on a tour in the United States to help promote them. He introduced them to many contacts in the music business and this eventually led to McIntosh and AWB being signed to the Atlantic Record Label. After being signed the band moved to New York and began working with famed music producer Arif Mardin. It was while working with Mardin that they released their second album, "AWB", better known as "The White Album." The album became the first of many to be recorded with Arif Mardin amd probably one of the band's more popular ones. The "White Album" which included hits like the single, "Pick Up The Pieces", went to #1 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart. On September 23, 1974, while at a party at the Hollywood home of Cher, tragedy struck the band. Alan Gorrie and Robbie McIntosh both overdosed. Gorrie was eventually kept alert and conscious by Cher until help arrived, but unfortunately McIntosh had already passed away after inhaling a lethal amount of heroin which he thought was cocaine. His funeral and burial were held in Dundee, Scotland. He was replaced by former Bloodstone drummer Steve Ferrone in 1975. As of 2007 the Average White Man Band are still together.