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Members of AC/DC performing live in 1980, 2009, 2016, and 2024. AC/DC are an Australian rock band from Sydney. Formed in November 1973, the group originally consisted of vocalist Dave Evans , lead guitarist Angus Young , rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young (his older brother), bassist Larry Van Kriedt and drummer Colin Burgess .
AC/DC were formed in the Australian pop music scene of the early to mid-1970s, [2] which is described as the third wave of rock music. [3] Many local 1960s artists – e.g., the Easybeats and the Masters Apprentices, had attempted to gain international recognition but achieved limited commercial success overseas and disbanded after returning to Australia.
Malcolm Mitchell Young (6 January 1953 – 18 November 2017) was an Australian musician who was the rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and a founding member of the hard rock band AC/DC. Except for a brief absence in 1988, he was a member of AC/DC from its inception in 1973 until retiring in 2014 for health reasons.
Surviving AC/DC members include Brian Johnson (who was replaced by Axl Rose in 2016), bassist Cliff Williams and drummer Phil Rudd.. In his 2022 memoir, The Lives of Brian, Johnson, now 77, said ...
AC/DC guitarist and co-founder Angus Young later recalled, "I remember the first time I had ever heard Brian's (Johnson) name was from Bon". [ 14 ] Bon had mentioned that he had been in England once touring with a band and he had mentioned that Brian had been in a band called Geordie and Bon had said 'Brian Johnson, he was a great rock and roll ...
Ac/dc Fans Rip Band For Dumping Brian Johnson For Axl Rose Australian rock band AC/DC - Malcolm Young, Bon Scott, Angus Young, Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd - was created in 1973.
Evans was one of several members of AC/DC before the band matured and began to play all original music, along with Colin Burgess and Larry Van Kriedt. [3] He was a member of the band from its inception in November 1973 until September 1974 before officially being replaced by Bon Scott in October 1974.
AC/DC performed its first show on Dec. 31, 1973, at the Chequers Nightclub in Sydney and has since sold more than 200 million albums worldwide. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall ...