Angus Young

Angus Young
Young performing in 2024
Young performing in 2024
Background information
Birth nameAngus McKinnon Young
Born (1955-03-31) 31 March 1955 (age 69)
Glasgow, Scotland
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • producer
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1970 (1970)–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly of
Websiteacdc.com

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, schoolboy-uniform 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.[1] In 2003, Young and the other members of AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

  1. ^ "The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Rolling Stone. 13 October 2023. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

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