AC/DC Frontman Lends A Hand To Young Florida Band
January 29, 2008Jennifer Shea of HeraldTribune.com reports: In the drizzling rain, five scared boys with perfect rock 'n' roll hair stood on the sidewalk in front of Sarasota pub the Irish Rover.
Brian Johnson, rock legend, lead singer for AC/DC, bounced in between them, infinitely energetic.
Years of screaming "Back in Black" haven't taken a toll on Johnson's vocal cords, nor has the occasional cigarette.
Ten eyes, wide with fear, never left Johnson's face. The boys heard every syllable he spoke with an accent as thick as the day he left England.
"The first time you'll never forget," Johnson told them. "Your first time on stage, you'll never match.
"This is a special time, my boys, you'll be excellent. Remember to look at your audience; look 'em in the eye."
The band, BAD SARA, consists of four middle-schoolers and a high school freshman; Alex Rappaport, 14, Garrett Moore, 13, Mike Magazino, 14, James Hyde, 13, and Austin Bowman, 15.
About a month ago, Garrett recognized Johnson's wife, Brenda, in a parking lot and handed her a CD that he and his friends recorded in his garage. Garrett sings lead and writes most of the lyrics. Alex and James write their guitar parts and Mike "just comes in on drums, like magic." Garrett said.
Brenda liked the CD so she gave it to her husband.
"Not bad for homemade," Johnson growled. "All you could hear was cymbals and vowels, but I said to myself, 'they've got something, something that needs to be nurtured.'"
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