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Brian Johnson Bio
Brian Johnson was born on October 5, 1947 in New Castle Upon Tyne, England. As a teen, Johnson performed alongside with a church choir. In the 1960's, though, rock and roll was the music in trend for many adolescents. As such, it wasn't a challenge for Johnson to quickly be taken with this music genre at his age.
In 1972, Brian Johnson created his own rock band called, USA, as per All Music.
AC/DC and Brian Johnson; Brian Johnson's Music Career Beginnings
USA changed their group's name into Geordie. The band focused on making it big amongst the growing U.K. glam rock scene fans. The results paid off, as USA succeeded in generating hits at home, in the UK. Among of these hits included the Top ten hit, "All Because of You" and the Top twenty hit, "Can You Do It."
Geordie eventually disbanded in 1976. Geordie reunited in 1980, however, just as the band had signed a new record contract, AC/DC invited Johnson to audition for the lead vocalist position in the latter band for the spot that was recently vacated. Bon Scott previously held this position prior to his death on February 1980 due to alcohol poisoning.
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Brian Johnson and AC/DC's Hits and Accomplishments
Johnson successfully secured the vocalist position in AC/DC. AC/DC's first album released with Brian Johnson onboard was the 1980's classic album, "Back in Black." This album turned out to had become hard rock's seasoned best seller for a couple of years. "Back in Black" paved the way for Brian Johnson and AC/DC to become international music superstars.
AC/DC's music projects with Brian Johnson as the frontman include the global number one song for 1981 called "For Those About to Rock," the film soundtrack, "Who Made Who" (1986), "The Razor Edge" (1990),and the band's 21st century first released project, "Stiff Upper Lip."
Brian Johnson's Personal Favorite Albums
In a 2022 interview with SPIN (via Far Out Magazine UK), the AC/DC frontman named some of his personal favorite albums. Fans may or may not be surprised in finding out the other albums that were close to their idol's heart!
Johnson's top favorite album was "Vol. 1", the 1988 debut album of The Traveling Wilburys. The singer's second favorite album choice was the 1967 debut album from The Jimi Hendrix Experience called, "Are You Experienced."
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