AC/DC Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids AC/DC

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.

Meet the Band Members
- Current Members
- Past Members
AC/DC's Music: Albums and Videos
- Albums
- Videos
Images for kids
See Also

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

Former vocalist Bon Scott (center) with guitarist Angus Young (left) and bassist Cliff Williams (back), performing in August 1979
A bronze statue of Bon Scott, unveiled in Fremantle, Western Australia, in October 2008
Brian Johnson live with AC/DC in 2008
Cliff Williams in 1981
Phil Rudd performs in Seattle on 12 August 1996
Angus Young performs in Cologne, Germany, in 2001
AC/DC performs in Toronto on 7 November 2008 during their Black Ice World Tour
Angus Young on 18 June 2010 at the Stade de France (Paris).
AC/DC performs in Barcelona on 29 May 2015 during their Rock or Bust Tour
AC/DC performs in Washington, D.C., on 17 September 2016 during their Rock or Bust Tour
The street sign for ACDC Lane, Melbourne

AC/DC facts for kids

Contents