Angus Young

Angus Young
Angus Young
	Young performing in November 2008
Background information
Birth name	Angus McKinnon Young
Born	31 March 1955; Glasgow, Scotland
Origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Hard rock; blues rock; rock and roll;
Occupation(s)	Musician; songwriter; producer;
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1970–present
Labels	EMI; Epic; Atlantic; Albert; Columbia;
Member of	AC/DC;
Formerly of	Marcus Hook Roll Band;
Website	acdc.com

Angus McKinnon Young (born 31 March 1955) is an Australian musician, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter, and the only remaining founding 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. In 2003, Young and the other members of AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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