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Dave Evans
Born	July 20, 1953 (1953-07-20) (age 54)
Origin	Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom
Genre(s)	Rock Hard Rock Glam Rock
Instrument(s)	Voice
Years active	1972 - present
Associated acts	AC/DC, Rabbit, Hot Cockerel, Thunder Down Under
Website	Official site

Dave Evans (born July 20, 1953) is a British singer best known for being the first lead singer of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1973-1974.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 With AC/DC 1.2 After AC/DC 2 Discography 3 References 3.1 Other references 4 External links

Evans was recruited into AC/DC in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, along with drummer Colin Burgess and bass player Larry Van Kriedt. He stayed with the band for a few months before being replaced by Bon Scott around September 1974. During his time with AC/DC, Evans recorded one single ("Can I Sit Next To You Girl" / "Rocking In The Parlour") which was released in Australia and New Zealand. A promotional video for "Can I Sit Next To You" was also produced. There is, however, an AC/DC bootleg titled In The Beginning which features Evans on vocals. He was also present on their first national tour supporting Lou Reed.^{[citation needed]}

The Young brothers soon felt that Evans was not a suitable frontman for the group. According to them, he was more of a "glam rocker", inspired by the likes of Gary Glitter. Occasionally Evans would be replaced on stage by the band's first manager Dennis Laughlin, and when the late veteran rock vocalist Bon Scott met the Youngs and expressed an interest in joining the band, it soon became apparent that Evans' time with AC/DC was coming to an end. Evans also had personal problems with Laughlin, which contributed to the ill-feeling towards him.

After AC/DC, Evans joined a band called Rabbit, replacing original singer Greg Douglas. Rabbit released a few singles and two albums, both in 1976. Rabbit were particularly influenced by the UK band, Sweet. However, the group only achieved mild success in Australia. His other bands included Thunder Down Under and Hot Cockerel.

Evans has also released two solo albums. The first of which being a live AC/DC tribute album entitled, A Hell of a Night, which was released in the year 2000 [1]. The second of which was an album released in February 2006 that was recorded with members of his previous groups, Rabbit and Hot Cockerel, and was entitled Sinner [2].

In 2000, Evans performed shows with AC/DC tribute band Thunderstruck for the 20th anniversary of Bon Scott's death.

Whilst Evans holds no bad feelings towards AC/DC today, the feeling does not seem to be mutual, with Angus Young recently declaring, "To even call him a singer is being a bit polite." ^[1]

As of 2006 Evans is with a new band, Dave Evans and the Badasses, and is currently touring.

2007 - Dave Evans was invited to raise money for the statue of BON SCOTT in FREMANTLE with performers such as ROSE TATTOO, The ANGELS, Srceaming Jets, Alan Lancaster (Status Quo). They also recorded the event and the DVD was released in late October 2007. Dave Evans has also been asked to perform at the unveiling of the statue of Bon Scott in Feb 2008.

with AC/DC

• Can I Sit Next to You Girl? (single) (1974)

with Rabbit

• Rabbit (1976)
• Too Much Rock N Roll (1976)

with Thunder Down Under

• Thunder Down Under (1986)

solo

• Hell of a Night (2000)
• Sinner (2006)

other appearances 2007 - Bon Scott Concert- FRemantle

In 2007 Dave Evans has been nominated to perform at The LA MUSIC AWARDS for his song of the SINNER CD "Sold My Soul to Rock 'n' Roll"

• "Sellout" - Blood Duster, from the album Blood Duster (2003)

• Highway 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 & Classic Rock present AC/DC", Metal Hammer magazine special, 2005

• Official site

Hard Rock Hideout, Dave Evans Podcast–

v • d • e AC/DC
Brian Johnson · Angus Young · Malcolm Young · Cliff Williams · Phil Rudd Simon Wright · Bon Scott · Chris Slade · Mark Evans · Dave Evans
Studio albums	High Voltage (Aus.) · T.N.T. · High Voltage (int.) · Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Aus.) · Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (int.) · Let There Be Rock (Aus.) · Let There Be Rock (int.) · Powerage · Highway to Hell · Back in Black · For Those About to Rock We Salute You · Flick of the Switch · '74 Jailbreak · Fly on the Wall · Who Made Who · Blow Up Your Video · The Razors Edge · Ballbreaker · Bonfire · Volts · Stiff Upper Lip · Stiff Upper Lip Tour Edition
Live albums	If You Want Blood You've Got It · Live · Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition · Live from the Atlantic Studios · Let There Be Rock: The Movie
Films and videos	AC/DC: Let There Be Rock · Fly on the Wall · Who Made Who · AC/DC · Clipped · Live at Donington · For Those About to Rock · No Bull · Stiff Upper Lip Live · Live '77 · Toronto Rocks · Family Jewels · Plug Me In
Production	Harry Vanda · George Young · Mutt Lange · Bruce Fairbairn · Rick Rubin
Related articles	Discography · ACDC Lane · Angus Bucks · Members · Portal · Rare songs · Tribute albums