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Pilot in jasper florida1/21/2024 ![]() ![]() ![]() ĪC/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. Various candidates were considered for his successor, including ex- Back Street Crawler vocalist Terry Slesser and Slade's Noddy Holder, who declined, before selecting Johnson. 1989 CD Keep On Rocking, with re-recorded versions of the band's twelve known songs, was released under the name of Brian Johnson and Geordie as well as the Australian 1991 compilation CD Rockin' With The Boys 1972–1976.ĪC/DC Johnson performing with AC/DC at the Manchester Apollo in 1982įollowing Bon Scott's death, the remaining members of the band briefly considered quitting, before concluding that Scott would have wanted AC/DC to continue. In 1982, a compilation including ten of Geordie's 1973–1976 songs, was issued as Brian Johnson's solo album Strange Man on the MCA label. His first and only solo single, "I Can't Forget You Now", he released also as a member of Geordie in January 1976 on the Red Bus label. He and other members of the band went on to form Geordie. From 1970, Johnson played with cabaret/club band the Jasper Hart Band, performing songs from the musical Hair as well as soft-rock/pop songs of the time. Johnson's first band was the Gobi Desert Canoe Club. He also served in the Territorial Army with the 17th Parachute Battalion in Germany for two years. When he was young, Johnson performed in various shows with the Scouts, appeared in a play which aired on television, and joined a local church choir. His Italian mother, Esther ( née De Lucia), was from Rocca di Papa. His English father, Alan, was a coal miner and sergeant major in the British Army's Durham Light Infantry who died in 1996. Johnson was born on 5 October 1947 in Dunston, then in County Durham. In July 2014, he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Music by Northumbria University in the city of Newcastle in recognition of his significant contribution to the music industry. Johnson is known for his distinctive singing voice and strong Geordie accent. In September 2020, AC/DC officially confirmed that Johnson along with fellow band-mates Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams had rejoined the band in August 2018 to record the band's 2020 album, Power Up. In March 2016, he temporarily stepped away from the band during the Rock or Bust World Tour due to hearing problems. ![]() He and the rest of the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. 36 on their list of 50 key events in rock music history. The Guardian ranked the successful transition to Johnson at No. His first album with AC/DC, Back in Black, became the second-best-selling album of all time, according to most estimates. AC/DC guitarists and founders Angus and Malcolm Young initially reached out to Brian remembering when Bon had been impressed with him after seeing him perform with Geordie. Following the death of Bon Scott on 19 February 1980, Johnson was asked to audition for AC/DC. After a few hit singles, including UK Top 10 "All Because of You" (1973), the band split up in 1978. ![]() Johnson was one of the founding members of the rock band Geordie formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1971. In 1980, after the death of Bon Scott, he became the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC. Brian Johnson (born 5 October 1947) is an English singer and songwriter. ![]()
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