Dave Evans is an Australian singer. He was the original lead singer for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC in 1973–1974 and sang on their debut single shortly before being replaced by Bon Scott. Evans then went on to join the band Rabbit who were active into the early 1980s. He resumed a solo career shortly after the year 2000.
Evans was born in the Welsh town of Carmarthen, and his family moved to Australia when he was five years old. They settled in the Queensland city of Townsville, and later moved to Charters Towers, where he formed his first band at the age of seventeen. He later moved to Sydney.[1][2]
AC/DCedit
Evans was one of several members of AC/DC before the band matured and began to play all original music, along with Colin Burgess and Larry Van Kriedt.[3] He was a member of the band from its inception in November 1973 until September 1974 before officially being replaced by Bon Scott in October 1974. During his time with AC/DC, Evans recorded one single, a Young/Young composition ("Can I Sit Next To You, Girl"/ "Rocking in the Parlour") which was released in Australia and New Zealand. A low-budget promotional video for the single was also shot.[4][5] It peaked nationally at number 50 on the Aria (Kent) charts. The song was later re-recorded with Bon Scott. They replaced Evans with Scott while changing their sound from glam rock to harder blues rock.[6] Evans has cited jealousy and a physical altercation with the manager during a heavy national tour as the reason for his dismissal,[4][7] and has also said in interviews that the early history of AC/DC is unjustly ignored.[7] Former AC/DC manager Michael Browning wrote in his memoir Dog Eat Dog of Evans: "No disrespect to Dave, but they wouldn't have made it with him as singer. He could sing OK, but he didn't have the character Bon brought into the band. The character, the sense of humour, the swagger. They were never going to go as far as they went with Dave out front. Bon was the real deal."[8]
After AC/DCedit
After AC/DC, Evans joined Newcastle (New South Wales) band Rabbit, replacing original singer Greg Douglas.[9] Rabbit released six singles and two albums between 1975 and 1977 with the second album, Too Much Rock N Roll, released in Europe and Japan. His other bands included "Dave Evans & Hot Cockerel" and "Dave Evans Thunder Down Under", which released one self-titled album through Reaction Records.
Evans singing with Rohan Moran
Evans also released a live recording, A Hell of a Night, which was a memorial gig for Bon Scott. It was recorded on the 20th anniversary of Scott's death, with Melbourne AC/DC tribute band Thunderstruck. Since then he has released six solo CDs.
^ ab"– AC/DC are ignoring their history". NRK. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
^Adams, Cameron (10 October 2014). "AC/DC's Bon Scott went to maternity ward where two women were having his children". News.com.au. News Corp Australia Network. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
^Dave Evans. "Rabbit". Retrieved 3 September 2021.
"Metal Hammer & Classic Rock present AC/DC", Metal Hammer magazine special, 2005
External linksedit
Official website
Hard Rock Hideout, Dave Evans Podcast–
2015 Interview - Australian Rock Show Podcast
December 15, 2023
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Dave Evans singer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dave Evans is an Australian singer He was the original lead singer for the Australian hard rock band AC DC in 1973 1974 and sang on their debut single shortly before being replaced by Bon Scott Evans then went on to join the band Rabbit who were active into the early 1980s He resumed a solo career shortly after the year 2000 Dave EvansBackground informationBornCarmarthen WalesGenresRock hard rockOccupation s SingerYears active1973 present Contents 1 Early life 2 AC DC 3 After AC DC 4 Discography 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksEarly life editEvans was born in the Welsh town of Carmarthen and his family moved to Australia when he was five years old They settled in the Queensland city of Townsville and later moved to Charters Towers where he formed his first band at the age of seventeen He later moved to Sydney 1 2 AC DC editEvans was one of several members of AC DC before the band matured and began to play all original music along with Colin Burgess and Larry Van Kriedt 3 He was a member of the band from its inception in November 1973 until September 1974 before officially being replaced by Bon Scott in October 1974 During his time with AC DC Evans recorded one single a Young Young composition Can I Sit Next To You Girl Rocking in the Parlour which was released in Australia and New Zealand A low budget promotional video for the single was also shot 4 5 It peaked nationally at number 50 on the Aria Kent charts The song was later re recorded with Bon Scott They replaced Evans with Scott while changing their sound from glam rock to harder blues rock 6 Evans has cited jealousy and a physical altercation with the manager during a heavy national tour as the reason for his dismissal 4 7 and has also said in interviews that the early history of AC DC is unjustly ignored 7 Former AC DC manager Michael Browning wrote in his memoir Dog Eat Dog of Evans No disrespect to Dave but they wouldn t have made it with him as singer He could sing OK but he didn t have the character Bon brought into the band The character the sense of humour the swagger They were never going to go as far as they went with Dave out front Bon was the real deal 8 After AC DC editAfter AC DC Evans joined Newcastle New South Wales band Rabbit replacing original singer Greg Douglas 9 Rabbit released six singles and two albums between 1975 and 1977 with the second album Too Much Rock N Roll released in Europe and Japan His other bands included Dave Evans amp Hot Cockerel and Dave Evans Thunder Down Under which released one self titled album through Reaction Records nbsp Evans singing with Rohan MoranEvans also released a live recording A Hell of a Night which was a memorial gig for Bon Scott It was recorded on the 20th anniversary of Scott s death with Melbourne AC DC tribute band Thunderstruck Since then he has released six solo CDs Discography editWith AC DC Can I Sit Next to You Girl Rockin in the Parlour 1974 single With Rabbit Rabbit 1975 Too Much Rock n Roll 1976 With Thunder Down Under David Evans and Thunder Down Under 1986 Solo A Hell of a Night 2000 Sinner 2004 Judgement Day 2008 Nothing to Prove 2014 EP What About Tomorrow 2014 EP Wild 2017 EP Lightning amp Thunder Live Latin American Tour 2019 Live 2020 Live on Fox Sports 2021 EPCompilations Icons of Classic Rock Dave Evans 2011 Badass Greatest Hits 2021 With Blood Duster Sellout from the album Blood Duster 2003 With John Nitzinger Revenge 2013 album Singles Bad Ass Boy 2020 We Don t Dance to Your Song Live 2020 Who s Gonna Rock Me 2021 Rockin in the Parlor Live 2021 Reach for the Sky AlRock Live Sessions 2021 Guitarman 2022 Heartbreak Hotel 2022 References edit Miller Heather 2009 AC DC Hard Rock Band Enslow Publishers pp 22 ISBN 978 0 7660 3031 2 Gibson Mark 13 July 2009 Dave Evans Australian Music History Retrieved 12 November 2014 Why AC DC Matters by Anthony Bozza a b Dave Evans interview Saulnier Jason 3 January 2013 Dave Evans Interview Music Legends Retrieved 5 May 2013 Stenning Paul November 2005 AC DC Two Sides to Every Glory Chrome Dreams pp 32 34 ISBN 1 84240 308 7 a b AC DC are ignoring their history NRK 13 June 2012 Retrieved 16 January 2017 Adams Cameron 10 October 2014 AC DC s Bon Scott went to maternity ward where two women were having his children News com au News Corp Australia Network Retrieved 29 January 2017 Dave Evans Rabbit Retrieved 3 September 2021 Further reading editHighway 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 amp Classic Rock present AC DC Metal Hammer magazine special 2005External links editOfficial website Hard Rock Hideout Dave Evans Podcast 2015 Interview Australian Rock Show Podcast Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dave Evans singer amp oldid 1186167327, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
