Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans clarifies how band got its name

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AC/DC has revealed the story behind how the band came up with their name.Evans was part of the line-up from their formation in 1973, alongside brothers Malcolm and Angus Young [rhythm guitarist and lead guitarist], drummer Colin Burgess and bassist Larry Van Kriedt.

He worked with the band for their first-ever live shows and recorded their first two singles, ‘Can I Sit Next To You Girl’ and ‘Baby, Please Don’t Go’.He would leave the line-up in October 1974, and be replaced by Bon Scott – the singer who recorded the band’s first six studio albums and later died in 1980.Now, in a new interview, Evans has looked back at the early days with the group and shared how they came up with the band’s name.

Speaking with Podpokas, Evans recalled how the members were writing music together as part of an unnamed band, when Alan Kissacks, a man involved with putting the band together, told them that they had secured a New Year’s Eve slot at Australia’s Chequers nightclub.“We had to get a name because it was only in a few weeks.

So we started tossing names around between us, but no one could agree,” Evans explained. “I had some really great names, but they didn’t like them.”“What we said was that, [in time for] the next rehearsal, we’d all come with three names each, put them in a hat and we’d pick one out.