Peter Clack
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Peter Clack is a former drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...

 with the rock band AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...

. He joined the band in April 1974, joining Malcolm Young
Malcolm Young
Malcolm Young is a Scottish-born Australian guitarist, best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Young was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003, along with the other members of AC/DC...

 (rhythm guitar), Angus Young
Angus Young
Angus McKinnon Young is a Scottish-born Australian musician, and the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the rock and roll band AC/DC. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with other members of AC/DC in 2003 and is known for his energetic performances,...

 (lead guitar), Dave Evans
Dave Evans (singer)
Dave Evans is an Australian singer best known as the original lead singer of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1973-1974.-AC/DC:...

 (lead vocals) and Rob Bailey
Rob Bailey (musician)
Rob Bailey is a former bassist with the rock band AC/DC. He joined the band in April 1974, joining Malcolm Young , Angus Young , Dave Evans and Peter Clack ....

 (bass guitar).

He was one of the more regular members of the band's rhythm section during 1974, continuing until January 1975 when he was sacked along with Bailey. He appeared in the earliest video footage of AC/DC that has so far emerged, the Last Picture Show Theatre video of "Can I Sit Next To You Girl". He was a member of the band during the recording of their debut album High Voltage but apparently did not contribute much to it, most of the drum parts being recorded by session man Tony Currenti
Past members of AC/DC
The following is a list of musicians who have been members of Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Formed in 1973, the band currently comprises guitarists and brothers Angus and Malcolm Young , bassist and backing vocalist Cliff Williams, lead vocalist Brian Johnson and drummer Phil Rudd.-Lineups:*New...

. Clack's permanent replacement was Phil Rudd
Phil Rudd
Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd is an Australian drummer. He is best known for his membership of rock band AC/DC from 1975 until 1983, and again from 1994 to present. After the 1977 departure of bass guitarist Mark Evans, he became the only Australian-born member of the band...

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Prior to joining AC/DC, Clack had played with Bailey in Flake. He now plays with Melbourne-based band Raw Sylke.
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