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Angus Young

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Also known as Angus McKinnon Young

Australian guitarist

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Angus McKinnon Young is a male guitarist, songwriter, and composer. He is a member of the band AC/DC and has been active since 1973. His musical genres include hard rock, blues rock, and rock and roll. He plays the Gibson SG and works in Sydney.

Young was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1955. He holds citizenship in Australia and the United Kingdom and speaks English. His siblings are Alexander Young, George Young, and Malcolm Young. He is also credited with acting work.

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Angus McKinnon Young (born 31 March 1955) is an Australian musician, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, and songwriter of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He is known for his energetic performances, schoolboy-uniform stage outfits and his own version of Chuck Berry's duckwalk. Young was ranked 24th in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 greatest guitarists of all-time list.[1] In 2003,…

Known for

  • AC/DC : Forever Young — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Rock: the origin — Self (archive footage)2023
  • AC/DC: The Story of Back in Black — Self2020
  • The Great Satan — Self (archives footage)2018
  • Blood + Thunder: The Sound of Alberts — Self2015
  • ACDC - Documentation — Self2013
  • AC/DC: Dirty Deeds — Self2012
  • AC/DC Backtracks — Angus Young2009
  • AC/DC: Live at River Plate — Guitars2009
  • AC/DC: Live at Circus Krone2009

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Kangaroo Point
Active from
1955

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Listeners
3,083
Total plays
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Angus McKinnon Young (born March 31, 1955 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a rock guitarist who has been a member of Australian hard rock band AC/DC since the group was formed in 1973. Angus is known for his hard-edge blues style lead (and signature vibrato), wild stage energy, and schoolboy clothing style. Angus started playing guitar when he was about five. Another kid who lived nearby had one, and Angus would come over and play on it. He got his own "guitar" by taking a banjo his ily had lying and t

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Young
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Glasgow
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
rock and roll
Instrument
Gibson SG
Image
AngusYoung1.JPG
Work location
Sydney
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Angus Young
date of birth
1955-03-31
birth name
Angus McKinnon Young
start of work period
1973-00-00
name in native language
Angus McKinnon Young
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Encyclopedic overview

Angus McKinnon Young (born 31 March 1955) is an Australian musician, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter, and the only continuous member of the hard rock band AC/DC. He is known for his energetic performances, school uniform-style stage outfits, and his own version of Chuck Berry's duckwalk. Young was ranked 38th in the 2023 edition of Rolling Stone's 250 greatest guitarists of all time list. In 2003, Young and the other members of AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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