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Malcolm Mitchell Young was an Australian guitarist, songwriter, record producer, and musician. He was a member of the hard rock, blues rock, and rock and roll band AC/DC. His work in rock music spanned from 1969 to 2014. He was also known by the pseudonym The Riffmaker.
Young was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on January 6, 1953. He died in Elizabeth Bay on November 18, 2017, due to dementia. He spoke English and was the sibling of George Young, Alexander Young, and Angus Young.
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Malcolm Mitchell Young (6 January 1953 – 18 November 2017) was an Australian musician and songwriter. He was best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist, and songwriter of the rock band AC/DC. Except for a brief absence in 1988, he was with the band from its beginning in 1973 until retiring in 2014 due to health reasons. As a member of AC/DC, he was inducted into the Rock and…
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
- Blood + Thunder: The Sound of Alberts — Self2015
- AC/DC: Dirty Deeds — Self2012
- AC/DC Backtracks — Malcolm Young2009
- AC/DC: Live at River Plate — Guitars2009
- AC/DC: Live at Circus Krone2009
- AC/DC - At the Pavillon in Paris 19792008
- AC/DC: Hells Highway — Self2008
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Malcolm Mitchell Young (born January 6, 1953 in Glasgow, Scotland, died November 18, 2017, in Elizabeth Bay, Australia) was a founding member and rhythm guitarist for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Malcolm John Young (born October 26, 1976 in Brighton, England) plays keyboards in Lucky Soul, produces electronic music as Citizen 020 and previously played guitar in Lenny, fOiL. Before AC/DC Influenced by 1950s rock and roll, and blues based rock guitarists of the 1960s and 1970s <a href="
Key facts
- Born
- Malcolm Mitchell Young , ( 1953-01-06 ) 6 January 1953, Glasgow , Scotland
- Died
- 18 November 2017 (2017-11-18) (aged 64) , Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales , Australia
- Genres
- Hard rock blues rock rock and roll
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals
- Years active
- 1969–2014
- Formerly of
- AC/DC Marcus Hook Roll Band
- Website
- acdc .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mitchell
- Family name
- Young
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Glasgow
- Place of death
- Elizabeth Bay
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- rock and roll
- Instrument
- guitar
- Official website
- www.acdcrocks.com
- Image
- Malcolm Young en 2010.jpg
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- Commons category
- Malcolm Young
- member of
- AC/DC
- date of birth
- 1953-01-06
- birth name
- Malcolm Mitchell Young
- date of death
- 2017-11-18
- name in native language
- Malcolm Mitchell Young
- cause of death
- dementia
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- pseudonym
- The Riffmaker
- end of work period
- 2014-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Waverley Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
Malcolm Mitchell Young (6 January 1953 – 18 November 2017) was an Australian musician who was a founding member of the hard rock band AC/DC. Young was a rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and backing vocalist in the band. Except for a brief absence in 1988, Young was a member of AC/DC from its formation in 1973 until his retirement in 2014. As a member of AC/DC, Young was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. In 2023, Rolling Stone named Young and his younger brother and fellow AC/DC member Angus Young the 38th-best guitarists of all time.
Early life
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