AC/DShe (pronounced A C - D She) is an
all-female AC/DC tribute band
A tribute act, tribute band or tribute group is a music group, singer, or musician who specifically plays the music of a well-known music act. Tribute acts include individual performers who mimic the songs and style of an artist, such as ...
. The band, which was founded in
San Francisco
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, covers only pre-1980s AC/DC songs (thus those written while
Bon Scott
Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) was an Australian singer and songwriter. He was the lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980.
Born in Forfar in Angus, Scotlan ...
was still alive).
[ Klosterman, Chuck. "Dude Rocks Like a Lady". SPIN, June 2005. Rpt. in '' Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas'' (Scribner, 2006), pp. 175-186.] The band was created by Nicki Williams and Amy Ward in 1997. AC/DShe has toured throughout the US and in Europe and performed at the AC/DC tribute festival in
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
in 2004.
[
In November 2001, the band began receiving significant media coverage, starting with a feature article in '']Details Magazine
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''. The band also has received national and international press since then, alongside other gender-specific tribute acts such as Lez Zeppelin[ and Mandonna. They were also featured in an article on '']Hustler
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Professions
* Hustler, an American slang word, e.g., for a:
** Con man, a practitioner of confidence tricks
** Drug dealer, seller of illegal drugs
** Male prostitute
** Pimp
** Business man, more gener ...
'' magazine that covered all-female tribute bands.[Hustler, January 2009 - "For Chicks About to Rock, We Salute You!"]
Members
;Current members
*Amy Ward ( Bonny Scott) - lead vocals
*Nicki Williams ( Riff Williams) - bass, backing vocals
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*Sara Brownell ( Mallory Young) - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*Tina Gordon ( Philomena Rudd) - drums
*Pamela Ausejo ( Agnes Young) - lead guitar
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;Former members
*Tina Lucchesi (Phyllis Rudd) - drums
*Erin McDermott (Mallory Young) - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*Alison Victor (Agnes Young) - lead guitar
*Natalie Smith (Mallory Young) - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*Clementine Ross (Phyllis Rudd) - drums
*Gretchen Menn (Agnes Young) - lead guitar
References
External links
AC/DShe Official websiteOfficial Facebook
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All-female tribute bands
American musical quintets
AC/DC
Musical groups established in 1997