AC/DC Biography

Formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973

The reference to electrical current was intended — like name of the band’s first album, High Voltage — to symbolize the band’s high energy music.

Dave Evans – vocalsAngus Young – guitarMalcolm Young – guitarLarry Van Kriedt – bass guitarColin Burgess – drumsRob Bailey – bass guitarPeter Clack – drumsTony Currenti – drumsMark Evans – bass guitarBrian Johnson – vocalsPhil Rudd – drumsBon Scott – vocalsChris Slade – drumsCliff Williams – bass guitarSimon Wright – drumsGeorge Young – bass guitar

Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, Phil Rudd

High Voltage (1975)

Black Ice (2008)

Rolling Stones, Marc Bolan (T Rex)

Over the years, AC/DC has been variously classified as hard rock, heavy metal, punk, even glam rock. The band considers itself simply rock 'n' roll.

Angus Young’s trademark “school boy” outfit and the rest of the band’s satin jumpsuits have led some people to erroneously conclude that the band’s name suggests a bisexual theme.

The band has released more than two dozen studio and live albums. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 by Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, who said, “AC/DC became the litmus test of what rock does.”

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