Dave Evans (singer)
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Dave Evans was born on July 20, 1952 in Carmarthen, Wales, his family emigrated to Australia when he was young. Evans is known for being the first lead singer of the Australian Hard rock band, AC/DC.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] With AC/DC
Evans was the first lead singer of Australian rock band AC/DC. He was recruited in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, along with drummer Colin Burgess and bass player Larry Van Kriedt. He stayed with the band for a few months before being replaced by Bon Scott around September 1974. During his time with AC/DC, Evans recorded one single ("Can I Sit Next To You Girl" / "Rocking In The Parlour") which was released in Australia and New Zealand. A promotional video for "Can I Sit Next To You" was also produced. There is, however, an AC/DC bootleg titled In The Beginning which features Evans on vocals. He was also present on their first national tour supporting Lou Reed.[citation needed]
The Young brothers soon felt that Evans wasn't a suitable frontman for the group. According to them, he was more of a "glam rocker", inspired by the likes of Gary Glitter. Occasionally Evans would be replaced onstage by the band's first manager Dennis Laughlin, and when experienced vocalist Bon Scott met the Youngs and expressed an interest, it soon became apparent that Evans' time with AC/DC was coming to an end. Evans also had personal problems with Laughlin, which contributed to the ill-feeling towards him.
[edit] After AC/DC
After AC/DC, Evans joined a band called Rabbit, replacing orignal singer Greg Douglas. Rabbit released a few singles and two albums, both in 1976. Rabbit were particularly influenced by the UK band, Sweet. However, the group only achieved mild success in Australia. His other bands included Thunder Down Under and Hot Cockerel.
Evans has also released two solo albums. The first of which being a live AC/DC tribute album entitled, A Hell of a Night, which was released in the year 2000 [1]. The second of which was an album released in February 2006 that was recorded with members of his previous groups, Rabbit and Hot Cockerel, and was entitled Sinner [2].
Whilst Evans holds no bad feelings towards AC/DC today, the feeling does not seem to be mutual, with Angus Young recently declaring, "To even call him a singer is being a bit polite."[citation needed]
[edit] Discography
with AC/DC
- Can I Sit Next to You Girl? (single) (1974)
with Rabbit
- Rabbit (1976)
- Too Much Rock N Roll (1976)
with Thunder Down Under
- Thunder Down Under (1986)
solo
- Hell of a Night (2000)
- Sinner (2006)
other appearances
- "Sellout" - Blood Duster, from the album Blood Duster (2003)
[edit] References
- Highway to Hell: The Life and Times of AC/DC Legend Bon Scott, Clinton Walker, 1994 ISBN 0 7251 0742 1
- Who's Who of Australian Rock, Chris Spencer, Paul McHenry, Zbig Nowara 2002 ISBN 1 86503 891 1
- "Two Sides To Every Glory", Paul Stenning, 2005
- "Metal Hammer & Classic Rock present AC/DC", Metal Hammer magazine special, 2005
