Talk:Dave Evans (singer)

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I think this article makes him look too much like a hero, and it makes it sound like he was a key to AC/DC's early sucess, when in reality this was thanks to the Young brothers and Bon Scott.

'Can I Sit Next To You Girl' chart position

According to Noel McGrath's Australian Encyclopedia Of Rock And Pop, 'Can I Sit Next To You Girl' sold "only moderately", and the band's first Australian top 10 single was 'Baby Please Don't Go' (which reached #10), so I've removed the inaccurate reference to the song's chart position. I've left the citation tag in place as the claim about touring with Lou Reed still needs substantiating. Gusworld 23:01, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Welsh-Australian?

Wouldn't it be more correct to call him a Welsh-Australian since he was born in Wales with Welsh parents? ♦ Jongleur100 ♦ ^talk 09:53, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Indeed. I don't know why he doesn't simply describe him a Welsh-born Australian. G. Picanço (talk) 18:18, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

He was Welsh-born, but after moving to Australia, he held only Australian citizenship. Welsh-born Australians are not the same as Welsh-Australians, just like Scottish-born Australians are not the same as Scottish-Australians, because they don't hold dual citizenship. G. Picanço (talk) 19:00, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

To keep in Check with BLP...

I have moved this here. Keep in mind, I am not saying that this IS or IS NOT accurate. What I am saying is that it is a section that needs work, not only in citations, but also stylistically, by reducing prose-format, and opinionated speculation. This reads like a demoralization of Evan's character as if it were written in a novel... the information in it may be correct however, irregardless of how it reads, so for this purpose, I have moved it here.

"There were personality clashes between members; during Evans' tenure with the band, there were three different drummers, bass players, and managers by the time of his split with AC/DC. It then became obvious that things were not working out with Evans and the rest of the band. The Young brothers felt that Evans was not a suitable frontman for the group. According to them, he was more of a "glam rocker", inspired by the likes of Gary Glitter. Although Evans was enjoying the success of the band, things began to deteriorate between himself and some members of the band and the current manager. On two occasions Evans was replaced on stage by the band's then third manager Dennis Laughlin after Evans' voice gave out during a grueling tour, which would sometimes mean three gigs per day - lunchtime, early evening and a late evening show. This also led to growing resentment on Evans' part and there was also a physical confrontation between Evans and Laughlin which was quickly broken up by band members. When the late veteran rock vocalist Bon Scott met the Youngs and expressed an interest in joining the band Evans' time with AC/DC soon came to an end in 1974." Thanks Wolfpeaceful I'm Bisexually biased... get over it! 21:08, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

This article

This article is a bit of a mess with few sources and it doesn't comply with WP:BLP. I would like to re-write (condense) the article back to only notable, sourced content. If anyone has any objections lease let me know. Flat Out let's discuss it 00:19, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

My edit

I'm going to summarise this edit of mine here, because there's no way I can fit in what I want to say into a 255-character edit summary box. For what it's worth, I have no interest in AC/DC; they're not really my style. The only reason I'm editing this article is because of the Charters Towers connection (looooooong story). I don't have a dog in this fight, and I just want this article to fairly represent everyone involved.

For starters, I can't find a reference for the middle name, and it was in the wrong place anyway; it would usually be part of the first sentence of the article. More importantly, if there is sharp disagreement about statements that someone has made, instead of removing what they've said, document the dispute with reliable sources. To this end I've put back most of the text that was removed, except the part about the state top ten success of his single, which isn't sourced. I've also added the reference cited in this edit, but I've added the full quote and made some formatting changes. I think it's also worth noting here that in the same piece Michael Browning wrote this about the band: "The mentality that exists is that you're dead to them, particularly if you leave on an adversarial note. That's happened before me and many times since; there's been many people who have come and gone from that organisation under fairly adversarial conditions. I don't begrudge them. They set themselves up originally to become a big world band like the Rolling Stones when they first formed. Most people would laugh but they knew where they were going. And in that situation you have to do whatever's best for the expansion of the businesses to get it where you want it to go. That's the approach they took and they achieved it so good luck to them." Graham87 08:08, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

Welsh-born Australian

Even if he was raised in Australia and later won Australian, he is Welsh-born, and has Welsh parents. Therefore, he is a Welsh-born Australian, not just an Australian. G. Picanço (talk) 18:21, 5 December 2020 (UTC)