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Mark Whitmore Evans (born March 2, 1956 in Melbourne, Australia) was the bassist for AC/DC from March 1975-1977. He worked on the albums T.N.T, High Voltage, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap and Let There Be Rock. After being recruited as a full-time member, Evans did not actually meet singer Bon Scott until the next gig. Evans first TV appearance with the band was on the Australian "Countdown" programme, in which they played "Baby, Please Don't Go". He also appeared in several promotional videos, including the "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" and "Jailbreak" film clips. After the recording of Let There Be Rock, Evans experienced personal differences with lead guitarist Angus Young and was sacked, being replaced by Cliff Williams. Neither of the Young brothers have ever gone into any great detail of Evans' departure, but they still bear considerable animosity towards Evans, with Malcolm Young once declaring, "The day we fuckin' got rid of him, that's the day the band started." Conversely, the CEO of Epic Records, Richard Griffiths, who used to work as a booking agent for AC/DC in the mid-1970s, has stated, "You knew Mark wasn't going to last, he was just too much of a nice guy." After his departure from AC/DC, Evans played in a number of bands including 'Finch', 'Contraband' and 'Heaven'. In recent years he has been performing with Dave Tice (ex-Buffalo). (more...)