Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath are a rock band from England. The band was formed in 1968, and the starting lineup was: Ozzy Osbourne (lead vocal), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass guitar) and Bill Ward (drums). Their first name was Earth, and they played some kind of heavy blues-rock. Soon the change name in Black Sabbath, and focus their song themes on occult, satanism and horror, but also some social and political issues.
The band's characteristic sound was a result of an accident Tony had when he was 17. He lost the tips of the middle and right finger of his right hand, so he had to tune down his guitar, for easier playing.
During the band's long history, several lineup changes were made, and Tony was the only member who stayed in the band for the whole time. When Ozzy was kicked from the band because of drinking problems in 1979, Ronnie James Dio (from Rainbow) had replaced him.
In the following years, famous vocals like Ian Gillan, Tony Martin, Ray Gillen and Glenn Hughes were singing in the band.
The band's greatest album was Paranoid, which defined heavy metal.

Chuck Berry

Many people says that Chuck Berry is the father of Rock&Roll.
Chuck had great performance on stage, thanks to his famous "duck walk", that became his trademark. Chuck performed first "duck walk" in New York, in 1956. He says he did that to hide the wrinkles in his rayon suit. He recalls: "It got an ovation, so I did it again and again".

Famous "duck walk" performed by Chuck Berry. Later, Angus Young, guitarist of AC/DC used it in his performances.

In December 1959 following an appearance in El Paso, Chuck and band visited nearby Juarez, Mexico. There he invited a 14 years old Apache waitress Janice Escalanti to work as a hat chech girl at his nightclub, Berry's Club Bandstand in St. Louis. According to Berry, when he refused her advances she left in a fit of anger. On December 21, Janice was arrested for prostitution at local hotel. Because of this, Berry was charged with violation of the Mann Act. This federal statue forbid the transporting a person across state lines for the purpose of prostitution. Berry was convicted to five years in prison and fined $5,000. An appeal was made based on racial comments made by the presiding judge and a new trial began in October, 1961. Most of the original verdict was upheld and Berry received 3 years at the Indiana Federal Prison and fined $10,000. Two months later he was transferred to Leavenworth Federal Prison in Kansas. He completed his sentence at the Federal Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri and was released on his birthday October 18, 1963. Chuck Berry was never the same person again. He felt he had been betrayed.

Angus Young --AC/DC

Most rock worshipers will agree that Angus Young, guitarist of famous AC/DC band, is one of the most energetic performers ever. He and his wild acrobatics on stage became trademark of AC/DC, and you can't imagine this band without them. In addition to his crazy stage persona, he is one of the best rock guitarists of rock history.

Angus is born on March 31, 1955 in Glasgow, town in Scotland. Young and family moved to Australia in the '60s. Older brother of Angus, George, become famous in Easybeats, inspiring his younger brothers, Angus and Malcolm to begin learning guitar. Angus became fascinated by Chuck Berry, who influenced his playing style.

Gibson SG played by Angus

Angus and Malcolm formed first band in the early '70s, naming it AC/DC. Because band rehearsals were right after school, Angus often practiced in his school uniform. This look became such a hit so Angus decided to wear it on stage. He also began playing a Gibson SG, and that was the only guitar model that he played through his entire career. The Young brothers haven't been influenced by popular musical trends of the '70s (progressive rock, disco...), and played raw and simple three-chord rock. When singer Bon Scott arrived in the band, AC/DC became a worldwide sensation.

With massive worldwide success, AC/DC overcame a tragedy in 1980, when Bon Scott died from unknown reasons. Pretty soon, a replacement, Brian Johnson was in the band. Shortly after, AC/DC issued their biggest hit in the career: Back in Black.