Larry Van Kriedt (born July 4, 1954) is an American-born Australian jazz musician. He is best known for being the original bassist for the rock band AC/DC around November 1973, joining Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar), Angus Young (lead guitar), Dave Evans (lead vocals) and Colin Burgess (drums). He was replaced in February 1974. Van Kriedt also plays saxophone, guitar and vocals.
Van Kriedt was born to a multi-instrumental family in San Francisco on July 4, 1954. His father was the renowned jazz musician David van Kriedt who composed, arranged played and recorded with such artists as Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Stan Kenton and many more. All of Larry’s life has been centred on music, particularly jazz. He began playing the double bass at age 9, guitar at 12, and added saxophone and vocals to the list at 15. He studied jazz, harmony, composition and musical arrangement with his father.
In 1969, at age 15, his family moved to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia where he met Angus Young shortly after arrival. He started hanging out with Angus and his brother, Malcolm Young. Van Kriedt is described as being an accomplished jazz-influenced guitarist during this period. One of his first studio sessions was as the bassist in the original line-up of AC/DC in 1973.
In November 1973 he was asked to join the brand new band AC/DC by Malcolm Young. Shortly after, lead singer Dave Evans, drummer Colin Burgess and guitarist Angus Young joined.[2] On December 31, 1973 the band performed their first ever live show.[3] Four months later the band recorded the single "Can I Sit Next to You, Girl", although shortly afterwards Van Kriedt was fired and his bass lines were said to have been re-recorded by George Young[4][5] (one of the older brothers of Malcolm and Angus). After this, he was replaced by Neil Smith. AC/DC employed a succession of bass players over the following few months.
In January 1975 after Rob Bailey was fired, Paul Matters joined the group as bassist for live shows but his tenure was short-lived, being replaced by Mark Evans in March 1975.[5] Until Axl Rose joined as a guest vocalist in 2016, Van Kriedt had been the only member in the group's history to be born in the US.
Other bandsedit
Van Kriedt created his own band called Non Stop Dancers with Kevin Jones (guitar, vocals), Jane Stewart (keyboards), Karen Steains (bass), and Brett Van Kriedt (drums). They released one full length album, Surprise Surprise, in 1984.[6]
Personal lifeedit
From 1997 to 1999, he lived in Morocco, working there as a musician with his band Afram doing radio, television and concerts such as the first Gnawa Festival in Essaouira in 1998, and raising money for the charity, B.A.Y.T.I. After leaving Morocco he travelled the world busking, that is, playing jazz on the street from London to Provence to Sydney. This was when he started making backing tracks of jazz standards.
In 2002, Van Kriedt pioneered the first online downloadable jazz playalong backing track e-business, Jazzbacks.com.
In 2007, he worked with Paul Agbakoba in The LPs.[7]
Referencesedit
^Square, Leopold. "Larry Van Kriedt makes debut at Leopold Square". leopoldsquare.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
^Svendsen, Roy Hilmar. "– AC/DC are ignoring their history". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 22 August 2018.
^"42 Years Ago Today - AC/DC Perform First Ever Live Show (Watch "Can I Sit Next To You Girl") - Glide Magazine". Glide Magazine. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
^. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
^ abEngleheart, Murray; Durieux, Arnaud (2006). AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll. Harper Collins. pp. 46, 54, & 60.
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Larry Van Kriedt born July 4 1954 is an American born Australian jazz musician He is best known for being the original bassist for the rock band AC DC around November 1973 joining Malcolm Young rhythm guitar Angus Young lead guitar Dave Evans lead vocals and Colin Burgess drums He was replaced in February 1974 Van Kriedt also plays saxophone guitar and vocals Larry Van KriedtVan Kriedt around 2006Background informationBorn 1954 07 04 4 July 1954 age 69 San Francisco California U S GenresJazz rockOccupation s Musician songwriterInstrument s Saxophone bass guitar guitar vocals 1 Years active1963 presentWebsitetwitter wbr com wbr LarryVanKriedt Contents 1 Early life 2 AC DC 3 Other bands 4 Personal life 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksEarly life editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Larry Van Kriedt news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Van Kriedt was born to a multi instrumental family in San Francisco on July 4 1954 His father was the renowned jazz musician David van Kriedt who composed arranged played and recorded with such artists as Dave Brubeck Paul Desmond Stan Kenton and many more All of Larry s life has been centred on music particularly jazz He began playing the double bass at age 9 guitar at 12 and added saxophone and vocals to the list at 15 He studied jazz harmony composition and musical arrangement with his father In 1969 at age 15 his family moved to Sydney New South Wales Australia where he met Angus Young shortly after arrival He started hanging out with Angus and his brother Malcolm Young Van Kriedt is described as being an accomplished jazz influenced guitarist during this period One of his first studio sessions was as the bassist in the original line up of AC DC in 1973 AC DC editMain article AC DC In November 1973 he was asked to join the brand new band AC DC by Malcolm Young Shortly after lead singer Dave Evans drummer Colin Burgess and guitarist Angus Young joined 2 On December 31 1973 the band performed their first ever live show 3 Four months later the band recorded the single Can I Sit Next to You Girl although shortly afterwards Van Kriedt was fired and his bass lines were said to have been re recorded by George Young 4 5 one of the older brothers of Malcolm and Angus After this he was replaced by Neil Smith AC DC employed a succession of bass players over the following few months In January 1975 after Rob Bailey was fired Paul Matters joined the group as bassist for live shows but his tenure was short lived being replaced by Mark Evans in March 1975 5 Until Axl Rose joined as a guest vocalist in 2016 Van Kriedt had been the only member in the group s history to be born in the US Other bands editVan Kriedt created his own band called Non Stop Dancers with Kevin Jones guitar vocals Jane Stewart keyboards Karen Steains bass and Brett Van Kriedt drums They released one full length album Surprise Surprise in 1984 6 Personal life editFrom 1997 to 1999 he lived in Morocco working there as a musician with his band Afram doing radio television and concerts such as the first Gnawa Festival in Essaouira in 1998 and raising money for the charity B A Y T I After leaving Morocco he travelled the world busking that is playing jazz on the street from London to Provence to Sydney This was when he started making backing tracks of jazz standards In 2002 Van Kriedt pioneered the first online downloadable jazz playalong backing track e business Jazzbacks com In 2007 he worked with Paul Agbakoba in The LPs 7 References edit Square Leopold Larry Van Kriedt makes debut at Leopold Square leopoldsquare com Retrieved 21 August 2018 Svendsen Roy Hilmar AC DC are ignoring their history NRK in Norwegian Bokmal Retrieved 22 August 2018 42 Years Ago Today AC DC Perform First Ever Live Show Watch Can I Sit Next To You Girl Glide Magazine Glide Magazine Retrieved 21 August 2018 AC DC ac dc net Latest AC DC News AC DC Tour AC DC Discography AC DC Story 12 May 2014 Archived from the original on 12 May 2014 Retrieved 20 August 2018 a b Engleheart Murray Durieux Arnaud 2006 AC DC Maximum Rock amp Roll Harper Collins pp 46 54 amp 60 McFarlane Ian 1999 Encyclopedia entry for Non Stop Dancers Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop St Leonards NSW Allen amp Unwin ISBN 1 86508 072 1 Archived from the original on 3 August 2004 Retrieved 19 February 2018 Jazz Musicians group Sheffield Latin Funk Soul Jazz The LPs Retrieved 20 August 2011 Further reading edit AC DC Maximum Rock amp Roll Murray Englehart with Arnaud Durieux 2007 Two Sides To Every Glory Paul Stenning 2005 Metal Hammer amp Classic Rock present AC DC Metal Hammer magazine special 2005External links editAC DC http www jazzbacks com http www soulbacks com Retrieved from https 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