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Fifteen members of the Young family left Scotland in late June 1963, [8] including fifth son George (1946–2017) and younger brothers Malcolm and Angus (b. 1955). [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Also in tow were his eldest brother Stephen (1933–1989), his only sister Margaret Horsburgh (1935–2019) and brother William Jr (b. 1940).
After a six-year break — during which frontman Brian Johnson struggled with hearing loss and founding member Malcolm Young died — the Australian rock titans triumphantly return.
Angus, the band’s lead guitarist, is now 69. His brother Malcolm died in 2017 at 64 years old. Their nephew Stevie Young has been playing in his place since 2014.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 February 2025. Australian musician; lead guitarist of AC/DC For the actor born Angus Young, see Alan Young. Angus Young Young performing in 2024 Background information Birth name Angus McKinnon Young Born (1955-03-31) 31 March 1955 (age 69) Glasgow, Scotland Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ...
After an AC/DC show in Machen, promoter Rudy Holzhauer asked the band to record Alex Young's song within Maschen. AC/DC recorded the song in a few hours [ 1 ] with Alex Young on lead vocals, while usual singer Bon Scott (who was reportedly very drunk at the time) did backing vocals.
By the time the album had appeared Angus and Malcolm had already formed AC/DC in Sydney. [2] Vanda & Young had no intention of promoting it and Capitol lost interest. The record died and was only released in Australia. But over the years it became a bit of a cult classic attracting high prices whenever a rare copy became available. [6]
Written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott, it was played live by the band during the Powerage tour, and was also played live during the 2003 world tour, sung by Brian Johnson, Scott's replacement since his death in 1980. It also appeared on the 1978 live album If You Want Blood You've Got It.
The album was produced by George Young, older brother of Malcolm and Angus Young. It was the last AC/DC album that George produced before his death in 2017. The album was re-released in the US in April 2007 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series. It was re-released in the UK in 2005.