Today we will tell you who Brian Johnson is. AC / DC - the group that brought him perhaps the most fame. It's about a rock musician and poet. He is also a former vocalist for Geordie.
Biography
Brian Johnson was born in 1947, October 5, in the UK, in Dunston. This happened in a small house near the railway. His father was a military man, participated in the Second World War. He fought in Italy and Africa. The mother of our hero is a native of the first of these countries.
Brian Johnson, as a child, sang in the church choir. His good vocal abilities were noticed there. For some time, our hero even took part in one famous show. At 15, the future musician left school to get the profession of a turner.
Creativity and other activities
Brian Johnson went to college and two months later formed his own successful group called The Gobi Desert Canoe Club. At 17, our hero was drafted into the army. He has been serving in Germany for two years. After three months he spends the work of a draftsman. In 1971, our hero with friends creates a group called Buffalo. A year later, the band receives a new guitarist, after which it takes the name USA. In 1972, the team signed a contract with London-based Red Bus Records and renamed itself Geordie. The support of the studio does not allow musicians to get out of poverty.
After moving to the capital London, the team did better, but until the collapse that occurred in 1976, Geordie was not able to gain popularity. In 1975, our hero released a solo single called I Can't Forget You Now. This work did not have much fame. Two years later, the musician tried to create a Geordie II. During this period, he made a living repairing cars. He soon heard about the AC / DC group. After some time, Johnson was invited to this team.
The musician got into the group by accident. After the death of Bon Scott, a certain fan sent our hero to the team manager Peter Menchi. The musician learned of his own enrollment among the latter, it happened in 1980. Until that moment, he was a member of the Geordie band.
In 2016, Brian Johnson was given a disappointing diagnosis. Doctors recommended to suspend concert activity, otherwise the vocalist is at risk of hearing loss. As a result, our hero made a statement that leaves the team.
Discography
Brian Johnson in 1973 with the group Geordie released the album Hope You Like It. In 1974, Don't Be Fooled by the Name appeared. In 1976, Save the World was released. In 1978, the album No Good Woman was released. As part of the AC / DC group, our hero released Back in Black in 1980.