Angus Young

Angus Young

Actor

Glasgow, Scotland, UK
March 31, 1955

Biography

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, Young and the other members of AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Representative Works

Private Parts
Private Parts
6.5
/ English
ACDC - Documentation
ACDC - Documentation
0.8
/ German
Rock Goes To College: AC/DC
Rock Goes To College: AC/DC
10.0
/ English
AC/DC: Live At Donington
AC/DC: Live At Donington
8.4
/ English
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
8.0
/ English
AC/DC: Live at River Plate
AC/DC: Live at River Plate
8.1
/ English
AC/DC - Ride On, Bon!
AC/DC - Ride On, Bon!
No Rating Yet
/ English
AC/DC - Rocks Detroit
AC/DC - Rocks Detroit
7.8
/ English
AC/DC: No Bull
AC/DC: No Bull
7.2
/ English
AC/DC : Forever Young
AC/DC : Forever Young
7.3
/ French
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
8.2
/ English
AC/DC: Hells Highway
AC/DC: Hells Highway
3.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Private Parts
1997Nominee

Best Performance

Private Parts

Rock Goes To College: AC/DC
1978Winner

Best Performance

Rock Goes To College: AC/DC

AC/DC: Live At Donington
1992Winner

Best Performance

AC/DC: Live At Donington

Career Highlights

AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
1980Highlight

Best Performance

AC/DC - Let There Be Rock

AC/DC: Live at River Plate
2009Highlight

Best Performance

AC/DC: Live at River Plate

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