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 hard rock band from Australia. They formed in Sydney, Australia in November 1973. AC/DC has sold an estimated 200 million albums worldwide, including 68 million in the United States of America. The two primary founders of the band, Malcolm Young and Angus Young, developed the idea for the band's name after their sister Margaret saw the initials "AC/DC" written on a sewing machine. "AC/DC" is an abbreviation for "alternating current/direct current," which refer to the two different types of charges used in electricity. The band chose the name because of their energetic “electrical” style of playing rock and roll. Even though AC/DC considers their music style simply as "rock and roll", AC/DC are often considered pioneers of heavy metal.

Band members
- Current members
- Past members
Discography
- Albums
- Video
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Band members

Current members

Brian Johnson - vocals
Stevie Young - El Drogidicto
Angus Young - guitar (1973—)
Cliff Williams - bass (1977—)
Phil Rudd - drums and percussion (1975–1983 and 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†)

Discography

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) (Five tracks from the Australian releases of High Voltage and one track from Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap)
Fly on the Wall (1985)
Who Made Who (1986) (soundtrack to the Stephen King movie Maximum Overdrive)
Blow Up Your Video (1988)
The Razor's Edge (1990)
Live (1992) (released as both a double and a single album)
- Live: Collector's Edition (1992)
Ballbreaker (1995)
Bonfire (1997) (boxed set tribute to Bon Scott)
Stiff Upper Lip (2000)
Black Ice (2008)
Backtracks (2009) (boxed set)
Iron Man 2 (2010) (soundtrack to the movie Iron Man 2)
Rock or Bust (2014)

Video

Family Jewels (2005)
Live At Donington (1991)
Plug Me In (2007)
No Bull (1996)
Stiff Upper Lip Live (2001)
Live at River Plate (2011)

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Images for kids

Former vocalist Bon Scott (centre) pictured with guitarist Angus Young (left) and bassist Cliff Williams (back), performing at the Ulster Hall in August 1979
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 at the KeyArena in Seattle on 12 August 1996
Angus Young performs in Cologne, Germany, in 2001
AC/DC performs at Rogers Centre 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 at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona on 29 May 2015 during their Rock or Bust Tour
AC/DC performs at the Verizon Center 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

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