Dave Evans (born 20 July 1953) is an Australian singer best known for being the first lead singer of the Australian rock 'n' roll band AC/DC from 1973-1974.
Evans is one of the five founding members of AC/DC along with Angus and Malcolm Young, Colin Burgess and Larry Van Kriedt. His involvement with the band was for a year before being replaced by Bon Scott around October 1974. During his time with AC/DC, Evans recorded one single ("Can I Sit Nex...
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Dave Evans (born 20 July 1953) is an Australian singer best known for being the first lead singer of the Australian rock 'n' roll band AC/DC from 1973-1974.
Evans is one of the five founding members of AC/DC along with Angus and Malcolm Young, Colin Burgess and Larry Van Kriedt. His involvement with the band was for a year before being replaced by Bon Scott around October 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, Girl" was also produced.
There were personality clashes between members; during Evans' tenure with the band, there were three different drummers, bass players, and managers by the time of his split with AC/DC. It then became obvious that things were not working out with Evans and the rest of the band. The Young brothers felt that Evans was not a suitable frontman for the group. According to them, he was...
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