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Brian Johnson

AC/DC’s frontman chats to Matt Everitt about the pivotal musical moments that took him from the streets of County Durham, to fronting one of the biggest rock bands of all time.

AC/DC’s frontman chats to Matt Everitt about the pivotal musical moments that took him from the streets of County Durham to fronting one of the biggest rock bands of all time.

From stories of hearing Little Richard through a neighbours window as a young boy, finding his talent for singing in a Scout show, to joining AC/DC in 1980 and flying off to the Bahamas to record what would become one of the biggest-selling albums of all time, he also talks candidly about the difficulties he faced when he lost his hearing and the revelatory new technology that’s brought it back.

Picking tracks from the likes of Little Richard and Dan McCafferty along the way, Brian shares the music and memories with the down to earth North East humour that’s never left him.

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Sun 27 Nov 2022 13:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • AC/DC

    You Shook Me All Night Long

    • Atlantic.

  • Joe Brown & The Bruvvers

    A Picture Of You

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1962.
    • Premier.

  • Little Richard

    Tutti Frutti

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Carol

    • The Rolling Stones.
    • ABKCO.

  • Bob Dylan

    Girl from the North Country

    • The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.
    • Columbia.
    • 2.

  • Geordie

    Don't Do That

    • The Best Of Geordie.
    • Prism Entertainment.
    • 3.

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Nutbush City Limits

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1973 (Various).
    • EMI.

  • AC/DC

    Whole Lotta Rosie

    • EMI.

  • AC/DC

    Thunderstruck

    • (CD Single).
    • ATCO Records.
    • 420.

  • AC/DC

    Back In Black

    • Atlantic.

  • AC/DC

    Hells Bells

    • Back In Black.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • AC/DC

    Shot In The Dark

    • Power Up.
    • Columbia.

  • AC/DC

    Through The Mists Of Time

    • POWER UP.
    • Columbia.
    • 4.

  • Nazareth

    Broken Down Angel

    • The Singles.
    • Salvo.
    • 4.

Broadcast

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    BBC Radio 6 Music

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