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Brian Johnson (born October 5 1947 in Dunston, Gateshead , England ) is an English Singer and Songwriter , best known as the lead vocalist for the Australia n Hard Rock band, AC/DC . He currently lives in Sarasota, Florida . In 1972, Johnson formed the Glam Rock band Geordie and became their lead singer. However, after a few hit singles, the band split up in 1978. Johnson reformed Geordie in 1980, however, just after a record deal had been signed, he was asked to audition for AC/DC. A few days after the audition, Johnson was told he would be replacing deceased Bon Scott as the lead vocalist of the band. Johnson's first album with AC/DC, '' Back In Black '', is the band's biggest selling album. Johnson's sartorial . BIOGRAPHY Johnson's father, Allan, was a Sergeant Major of the British Army 's Durham Light Infantry ; his mother, Esther, came from Italy .1 When he was young, Johnson performed in various shows with the Scouts , and appeared in a play which aired on television, and joined a local church choir.2 Geordie Soon after a record contract had been signed, Johnson was asked to audition for AC/DC.4 Among the others asked to audition were ex- Back Street Crawler vocalist, Terry Slesser and ex- Moxy frontman, Buzz Shearman, who was not able to join due to vocal chord problems.5 "I remember Bon playing me " 2006 Later that night, Johnson would be diagnosed with Appendicitis , which was the cause of his writhing around on stage.6 In late 2001, Geordie reunited as Geordie II to play a few gigs across Europe and recorded two new tracks for the "Northumberland Anthology." AC/DC At the AC/DC audition, Johnson sang the songs; " Whole Lotta Rosie " and " Nutbush City Limits " ( Ike & Tina Turner ).7 A few days later, the band told Johnson he would be the new vocalist of AC/DC. Slesser, on the other hand, was not too excited about the idea of joining an established band from the start, and instead went on to have a solo career and co-wrote a song entitled "Rainbow's Gold", which was covered by Iron Maiden in 1984. Johnson's first album with AC/DC, '' Back In Black '' (1980), is now regarded as a Hard Rock landmark. From 1980, Johnson had co-written all of AC/DC's songs, with Angus and Malcolm Young until personal matters diverted him in 1990, when '' The Razors Edge '' was being written. Since then, the Young brothers have written all of AC/DC's material. However, Johnson is writing the lyrics for the band's new album, due for release in 2008.Italian Rock Hard magazine, January 2004 Helen of Troy musical Since April 2003, Johnson has been working on a musical version of Helen Of Troy with ''Sarasota Ballet'' choreographer, Robert de Warren. The musical is a '' Les Miserables ''-style musical with rousing anthems, tender ballads and minimal dialogue. He conceived the project with writers Ian La Frenais, Dick Clement and Brendan Healy after seeing Andrew Lloyd Webber 's musical, '' Cats '', and describing it as, "fucking shite, wrist-cuttingly bad". Malcolm McDowell , who made his recording debut singing one of the songs for the soundtrack in Brian's studio, has agreed to play Zeus . The Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan and Bruce Vilanch are also set to participate.Classic Rock magazine, October 2003 A small public performance, that featured songs written for the musical, was given in New York on June 13 , 2005 . DISCOGRAPHY With Geordie With AC/DC REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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