Australian heavy-metal band AC/DC features knickers-
clad guitarist Angus Young, who became as famous for
mooning audiences regularly as for his gritty blues-based
lead guitar, and songs about sex, drinking, and damnation. 
Their raucous image, constant touring, and raw, juvenile 
yet amusing lyrics in songs like "Big Balls" and "The Jack" 
helped make them one of the top hard-rock bands of the 
Eighties and Nineties. The group has remained a top 
concert draw, and its albums consistently go platinum 
despite its never having had a Top 20 single in the U.S.
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Within months of AC/DC’s American success,
vocalist Scott died from choking on his own vomit
after an all-night drinking binge. Two months later he
was replaced by ex-Geordie vocalist Brian Johnson,
and less than four months after that, Back in Black
began a year-long run on the U.S. chart, peaking at
#4 (1980), selling over 10 million copies, and
featuring the double-entendre-ridden "You Shook Me
All Night Long." Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, a
1981 reissue of a 1976 Australian LP, went to #3 in
the US, followed by For Those About to Rock We
Salute You, the group’s first and, to date, only U.S.
#1 LP, in late 1981.