AC/DC facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
AC/DC
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Background information | |
Origin | Sydney, Australia |
Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal, blues-rock |
Years active | since 1973 |
Members | Brian Johnson Stevie Young Angus Young Cliff Williams Phil Rudd |
AC/DC is a super famous hard rock band from Australia. They started in Sydney, Australia, in November 1973. AC/DC has sold over 200 million albums around the world! That's a lot of music!
The band's founders, brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young, got the idea for the name from their sister, Margaret. She saw "AC/DC" written on a sewing machine. "AC/DC" stands for "alternating current/direct current". These are two different ways electricity flows. The band chose this name because their music was very energetic, like electricity! Even though AC/DC calls their music "rock and roll," many people see them as pioneers of heavy metal.
Contents
Meet the Band Members
Current Members
- Brian Johnson - Vocals (since 1980)
- Stevie Young - Guitar (since 2014)
- Angus Young - Guitar (since 1973)
- Cliff Williams - Bass (since 1977)
- Phil Rudd - drums and percussion (1975–1983 and since 1994)
Past Members
- Bon Scott - Vocals (1974–1980)
- Dave Evans - Vocals (1973–1974)
- Colin Burgess - Drums and percussion (1973–1974)
- Rob Bailey II - Bass (1973–1974)
- Noel Taylor - Drums and percussion (1974)
- Larry van Kriedt - Bass, saxophone (1973–1975)
- Peter Clack - Drums and percussion (1974–1975)
- Mark Evans II - Bass (1974–1975)
- Simon Wright - Drums and percussion (1984–1989)
- Chris Slade - Drums and percussion (1989–1990)
AC/DC's Music: Albums and Videos
Albums
- High Voltage (Australia only) (1975)
- T.N.T. (Australia only) (1975)
- High Voltage (1976)
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976) (released in the United States in 1981)
- Let There Be Rock (1977)
- Powerage (1978)
- If You Want Blood You've Got It (Live Album) (1978)
- Highway to Hell (1979)
- Back in Black (1980)
- For Those About to Rock We Salute You (1981)
- Flick of the Switch (1983)
- '74 Jailbreak (1984)
- Fly on the Wall (1985)
- Who Made Who (1986) (soundtrack for the movie Maximum Overdrive)
- Blow Up Your Video (1988)
- The Razor's Edge (1990)
- Live (1992)
- Live: Collector's Edition (1992)
- Ballbreaker (1995)
- Bonfire (1997) (a special collection honoring Bon Scott)
- Stiff Upper Lip (2000)
- Black Ice (2008)
- Backtracks (2009) (another special collection)
- Iron Man 2 (2010) (soundtrack for the movie Iron Man 2)
- Rock or Bust (2014)
Videos
- Family Jewels (2005)
- Live At Donington (1991)
- Plug Me In (2007)
- No Bull (1996)
- Stiff Upper Lip Live (2001)
- Live at River Plate (2011)
- (IT) AC/DC , Enciclopedia del rock
Images for kids
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Former vocalist Bon Scott (center) with guitarist Angus Young (left) and bassist Cliff Williams (back), performing in August 1979
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A bronze statue of Bon Scott, unveiled in Fremantle, Western Australia, in October 2008
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Cliff Williams in 1981
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Angus Young performs in Cologne, Germany, in 2001
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AC/DC performs in Toronto on 7 November 2008 during their Black Ice World Tour
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Angus Young on 18 June 2010 at the Stade de France (Paris).
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AC/DC performs in Barcelona on 29 May 2015 during their Rock or Bust Tour
See Also
In Spanish: AC/DC para niños