- George Young (rock musician)
George Redburn Young (born
6 November 1947 inCranhill ,Glasgow ,Scotland ) is anAustralian rockmusician ,songwriter andrecord producer , best-known as the co-writer of theinternational hits, "Friday On My Mind " and "Love is in the Air "; and for his production of thehard rock band,AC/DC , which features his younger brothers Malcolm andAngus Young .Career
Born in the east end of
Glasgow ,Scotland , Young'sfather 's name was William, and hismother 's name was Margaret (hermaiden name also being Young); they emigrated to Australia in 1963. His older brother Alex was later a member of the group Grapefruit.Starting his career in
Sydney , George Young first achieved international success in the 1960s as therhythm guitarist in the bandThe Easybeats ; Young co-wrote nearly all of their songs, first with singerStevie Wright , then later withlead guitarist ,Harry Vanda .After the band dissolved,
Vanda & Young concentrated on writing and producing pop and rocksongs for otherrecording artist s, and under various stage names. One suchrecording studio based group was their own 'Marcus Hook Roll Band', with brothers, Malcolm and Angus; and Vanda.With Vanda, he co-produced
AC/DC 's early albums, such as "Powerage " and "High Voltage", and played as AC/DC'sbass guitarist for a short stint, early in their career. He produced AC/DC's 2000 album "Stiff Upper Lip ".elected list of Vanda and Young productions
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Stevie Wright
*AC/DC
*John Paul Young
* The Angels
*Rose Tattoo
*Flash and the Pan elected list of Vanda and Young songs
* "
Friday On My Mind " -The Easybeats (1966) Aust #1, US #16, UK #6, also recorded byDavid Bowie
* "Good Times" -The Easybeats ,INXS withJimmy Barnes
* "Love is in the Air " -John Paul Young (1978) Aust #2, US #7, UK #5
* "Walking in the Rain " -Flash and the Pan ,Grace Jones
* "Evie - Parts 1, 2 & 3" -Stevie Wright ,The Wrights External links
* [http://www.albertmusic.com/easybeats/easy_fact_01.htm Albert Music: Easybeats Facts]
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