AC/DC Makes A Dream Come True

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:00:00 -0000

A young rock fan in England had his dream come true when he met AC/DC courtesy of the UK Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Six-year-old Hendrix of Walsall, West Midlands, is fighting Acute Monocytic Leukemia and has been a huge fan of the famous rockers since the age of three, when he had to have a major bone marrow transplant – AC/DC’s music was the only thing that would calm him and help him sleep.

As well as watching the band’s Wembley show from a VIP box, Hendrix was escorted backstage where band members Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Phill Rudd and Cliff Williams presented him with a goodie bag and his very own miniature guitar, signed by every band member.

“Tonight has been fantastic for Hendrix and just to see him so happy means everything,” said Hendrix’s father. “He has met his heroes and this will be something he will never forget. Thank you so much for making his wish come true”.

AC/DC Singer Honored By Children's Hospital

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:00:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

A new music therapy room at a hospital on in Florida is to be named after AC/DC singer Brian Johnson in recognition of his charity work.

The singer has been a major supporter of a campaign to raise money and buy music equipment to provide music education for children at Sarasota Memorial Hospital on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Johnson – who was born in England, became lead singer of the Australian rock band in 1980, and now lives in Sarasota – has been raising cash for the new facility through the John Entwhistle Foundation, named after the late bassist for The Who. The foundation equips hospitals with facilities, equipment and resources to help sick children recover through music.

Johnson is expected to take time out from the current AC/DC tour to attend the naming ceremony at the hospital on December 22.

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