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Where did AC/DC get their name?

[Info taken from 'Shock To The System' by Mark Putterford]

The Young's sister Margaret suggested something she'd seen on the back of a vacuum cleaner: 'AC/DC'. According to Angus, "It had something to do with electricity, so it seemed to fit...". The Young brothers were ignorant of the bisexual connotation that the term carried, and after opening for bisexual rocker Lou Reed, many gay clubs tried to book them...convinced they were a bisexual group.



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AC/DC Table of Contents  (PART 1) FAQ
Members of AC/DC
Past & Present
Brian Johnson
How he became AC/DC's singer
Bon Scott
How he died
Brian Johnson
Pre AC/DC
Bon Scott
Pre AC/DC and beyond.
Angus' age.
Atlantic Records Bio's
of band members
What other bands have
members of AC/DC been in
Origins of AC/DC
What is
the 'BOD'?
AC/DC's original singer
has a new CD?
Where did AC/DC
get their name?
Why the
schoolboy suit?
What kind of guitars do
Angus and Malcolm play?
Why former members
left the band?
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