# Before AC/DC, one singer showed Angus Young how much punch rock and roll could pack

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/before-ac-dc-one-singer-showed-angus-young-how-much-punch-rock-and-roll-could-pack/
- Published: 2026-11-11T16:49:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T17:36:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/before-ac-dc-one-singer-showed-angus-young-how-much-punch-rock-and-roll-could-pack/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Angus Young says Little Richard remains a model for high-energy rock and roll.
- Bon Scott admired Richard, whose music also shaped AC/DC’s vocal style.
- Scott recalled seeing Brian Johnson belt out a Little Richard song in London.

## Summary

Angus Young has credited Little Richard as a model for the energy and force he wanted in rock and roll, saying Richard’s music still delivers songs that “pack a punch”. The influence helps explain a connection between Richard’s piano-led performances and AC/DC’s own loud, tightly driven sound.

Young also linked Richard to AC/DC’s singers: he said Bon Scott admired Richard, and that Scott recalled seeing Brian Johnson perform one of Richard’s songs in a London club before Johnson joined the band. Young has also remembered the vocal turn in Richard’s “Keep A Knockin’” as a detail that stayed with him from childhood. The article presents Richard’s stage presence, singing and rhythmic approach as part of the band’s musical inheritance.

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