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George Young (rock musician)
Australian rock musician (1946–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).
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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 |
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Years active | 1964–1992 (as musician) |
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.