AC/DC - Brian Johnson To Raise Funds For Pediatric Cancer

November 8, 2011, 12 years ago

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AC/DC singer Brian Johnson plans to raise $1,000,000 for pediatric cancer. Brian's new "Highway To Help" TEXT To Give Campaign will be raising money through texting and the internet.

During the 24 hours of the 50th running of the Rolex 24 Hours Of Daytona (January 28th, 3:30 PM to January 29th, 3:30 PM), Brian will be raising funds to provide services to families affected by pediatric cancer.

Brian will be in the following races:

October

27-30 - Savannah

November

10-13 - Daytona HSR

December

2-4 - Sebring Bobby Rahal vintage race series

January

26-30 - Daytona 24 hours

For more information visit this location.

As previously reported, Johnson was to embark on a short tour in February 2012, to recount stories all things automotive from his new book, Rockers And Rollers: A Full-Throttle Memoir.

Unfortunately, Johnson is now scheduled to undergo surgery on his wrist in February, meaning the scheduled dates are now cancelled.

Ticketmaster report that the following dates are now cancelled:

February

7 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
8 - Atlanta. GA - Center Stage Theatre
10 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
11 - Richmond, VA - The National
13 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre
15 - Millvale, PA - Small’s Funhouse
16 - Covington, KY - Small's Funhouse
18 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room at ONC
19 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
21 - Madison, WI - Overture Center
22 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater

Rockers And Rollers: A Full-Throttle Memoir, is now available in hardcover format in North America, via It Books/HarperCollins.

A description of the book reads:

From 'Pink Cadillac' to 'Low Rider' to 'Little Red Corvette', rock music has always had a racy love affair with cars. And AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson is not only a rock legend, second-to-none at infusing razor-sharp lyrics with the screaming metal energy of a true rock and roller, but also a dyed-in-the-wool car fanatic. Books like AC/DC: Maximum Rock and Roll and Why AC/DC Matters revealed the secrets of the the world’s greatest rock band—now, in Rockers and Rollers, fans will get a rare, riveting window into Brian Johnson’s other driving passion, his love for automobiles. From teenage memories in the backs of beat-up coups to a side career as a racecar driver, Johnson shares his tantalizing life story—a memoir told through his lifelong love affair with cars.

By night, Brian Johnson sings in the biggest rock ’n’ roll band on the planet. But by day, AC/DC’s frontman drives balls to the wall. Cars and rock ’n’ roll—they were made for each other.

When he was a young boy growing up in a working-class English town, Brian developed what would become a lifelong passion for cars, trolling junkyards and even pretending to drive the family car. From there, he steamed up the windows of his old Mini Cooper as a teenager, spent untold time in hygienically challenged tour buses with helpful signs such as No Shitting Allowed. Shagging Expected, was chauffeured in leather-trimmed limos, and raced cars to a checkered flag. Featuring guest stars Cliff Williams, Malcolm and Angus Young, and many, many others, even Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rockers and Rollers is a tribute to Brian’s obsession with four wheels. By turns surprising, poignant, funny, and maybe a little bit bawdy, these are the stories of a man who drives as hard as he rocks.



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