George Young (rock musician)

George Young
Young in 1968
Background information
Birth name	George Redburn Young
Born	(1946-11-06)6 November 1946 Glasgow, Scotland
Origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	22 October 2017(2017-10-22) (aged 70) Singapore[1]
Genres	Rock
Occupations	Musician songwriter record producer
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1964–1992 (as musician)

George Redburn Young (6 November 1946 – 22 October 2017) was an Australian musician, songwriter and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands The Easybeats and Flash and the Pan, and was one-half of the songwriting and production duo Vanda & Young with his long-time musical collaborator Harry Vanda, with whom he co-wrote the international hits "Friday on My Mind" and "Love Is in the Air", the latter recorded by John Paul Young (who is unrelated).

Born in Glasgow, Young moved to Sydney, Australia with his family as a teenager, and became a naturalised citizen.^[when?] He was also one of the producers of early work by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, formed by his younger brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Young (along with Vanda) was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1988 and The Easybeats were inducted in 2005.