

Various candidates were considered for his successor, including ex- Back Street Crawler vocalist Terry Slesser and Slade's Noddy Holder, who declined, before selecting Johnson. Johnson performing with AC/DC at the Manchester Apollo in 1982įollowing Bon Scott's death, the remaining members of the band briefly considered quitting, before concluding that Scott would have wanted AC/DC to continue. 1989 CD Keep On Rocking, with re-recorded versions of the band's twelve known songs, was released under the name of Brian Johnson and Geordie as well as the Australian 1991 compilation CD Rockin' With The Boys 1972–1976. In 1982, a compilation including ten of Geordie's 1973–1976 songs, was issued as Brian Johnson's solo album Strange Man on the MCA label. His first and only solo single, "I Can't Forget You Now", he released also as a member of Geordie in January 1976 on the Red Bus label. He and other members of the band went on to form Geordie. From 1970, Johnson played with cabaret/club band the Jasper Hart Band, performing songs from the musical Hair as well as soft-rock/pop songs of the time. Johnson's first band was the Gobi Desert Canoe Club. He also served in the Territorial Army with the Parachute Regiment in Germany for two years. When he was young, Johnson performed in various shows with the Scouts, appeared in a play which aired on television, and joined a local church choir. His Italian mother, Esther ( née De Luca), was from Frascati. His English father, Alan, was a coal miner and sergeant major in the British Army's Durham Light Infantry who died in 1996. Johnson was born on 5 October 1947 in Dunston, then in County Durham. In July 2014, he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Music by Northumbria University in the city of Newcastle in recognition of his significant contribution to the music industry. Johnson is known for his distinctive singing voice and strong Geordie accent. 36 on their list of 50 key events in rock music history. The Guardian ranked the successful transition to Johnson at No. His first album with AC/DC, Back in Black, became the second-best-selling album of all time, according to most estimates. AC/DC guitarists and founders Angus and Malcolm Young initially reached out to Brian remembering when Bon had been impressed with him after seeing him perform with Geordie. Following the death of Bon Scott on 19 February 1980, Johnson was asked to audition for AC/DC. After a few hit singles, including UK Top 10 "All Because of You" (1973), the band split up in 1978. Johnson was one of the founding members of the rock band Geordie formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1971.

In September 2020, AC/DC officially confirmed that Johnson along with fellow band-mates Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams had returned in August 2018 to record the band's 2020 album, Power Up. In March 2016, he temporarily stepped away from the band during the Rock or Bust World Tour due to hearing problems. He and the rest of the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. In 1980, after the death of Bon Scott, he became the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC. The song sold 10,000 copies in the US in its debut week.Brian Francis Johnson (born 5 October 1947) is an English singer and songwriter. She liked the tune, but I'm not sure if she was really feeling the subject matter." "The song was considered by Kelly, but ultimately 'unexploited', as we say in songwriting world." Chart performance Back in 2012, Hawkins told Yahoo Music, "I think she liked it," "Kelly Clarkson had a song on hold, but unfortunately, within the lyrics, it talks about my mustache.
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Original American Idol winner, Kelly Clarkson also wanted the song, but was not able to record it in time and the license was granted to Caleb Johnson who laid down the track as his own winning song. although his recording of the song was never released in the United States. It was originally recorded in 2012 by an Idols South Africa finalist and seventh season runner-up Mark Haze, appearing on his debut album Where Angels Fear to Fly in 2012 It was produced by Theo Crous and released on Universal Music South Africa.
