Malcolm Young
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Malcolm Mitchell Young (born 6 January 1953) is a Scottish-born Australian guitarist best known as co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter for the Australian hard rock band, AC/DC. He has remained with the band since its November 1973 inception but for a brief absence in 1988. In 2003, Young and the other members of AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Though his younger brother Angus (born 31 March 1955) is the more visible of the brothers, Malcolm Young has been described as the business and brains behind AC/DC. As the rhythm guitarist, he is responsible for the broad sweep of the band's sound, developing many of the band's guitar riffs and co-writing the band's material. He is married to Linda Young and has two children, Cara and Ross.
Malcolm Young's parents, William (1911–85) and Margaret (1913–88), emigrated from the Cranhill area of Glasgow, Scotland, to Sydney, Australia, in May 1963 with their children George, Margaret, Malcolm, and Angus. They eventually settled in the suburb of Burwood where they attended Ashfield Boys High School. Before emigrating, Malcolm and Angus were keen football fans of the Glasgow-basedRangers Football Club and remain so to this day.
George's rock group, The Easybeats, achieved many number one hits in Australia between 1965–68 and achieved international success with "Friday on My Mind". Malcolm first played with a Newcastle, New South Wales band called 'The Velvet Underground' (not to be confused with the New York-based Velvet Underground). Playing cover versions of T. Rex and The Rolling Stones songs. Angus began playing in another group called Kantuckee.
Though his younger brother Angus (born 31 March 1955) is the more visible of the brothers, Malcolm Young has been described as the business and brains behind AC/DC. As the rhythm guitarist, he is responsible for the broad sweep of the band's sound, developing many of the band's guitar riffs and co-writing the band's material. He is married to Linda Young and has two children, Cara and Ross.
Malcolm Young's parents, William (1911–85) and Margaret (1913–88), emigrated from the Cranhill area of Glasgow, Scotland, to Sydney, Australia, in May 1963 with their children George, Margaret, Malcolm, and Angus. They eventually settled in the suburb of Burwood where they attended Ashfield Boys High School. Before emigrating, Malcolm and Angus were keen football fans of the Glasgow-basedRangers Football Club and remain so to this day.
George's rock group, The Easybeats, achieved many number one hits in Australia between 1965–68 and achieved international success with "Friday on My Mind". Malcolm first played with a Newcastle, New South Wales band called 'The Velvet Underground' (not to be confused with the New York-based Velvet Underground). Playing cover versions of T. Rex and The Rolling Stones songs. Angus began playing in another group called Kantuckee.