Angus McKinnon Young (born 31 March 1955) is an Australian guitarist, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter and only constant member 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.In 2003, Young and the other members of AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Early life
William Young (born 16 February 1911) and his family lived at 6 Skerryvore Road in the Cranhill district of Glasgow in Scotland. William worked first as a wheel boy in a rope works and then as a machine / saw operator in an asbestos / cement business. In 1940 William joined the Royal Air Force serving in World War 2 as a flight engine mechanic. After the war William worked as a yard man for a builder and then as a postman. His wife Margaret (born 14 July 1913, her maiden name was also Young) was a housewife.The 'big freeze' of 1963 was the worst winter on record in Scotland with snow eight feet deep. A TV advertisement at the same time offered assisted travel for families for a different life in Australia. 15 members of the Young family left Scotland by aeroplane in late June 1963 including fifth son, George (6 November 1946 – 22 October 2017 ), and younger brothers, Malcolm (6 January 1953 – 18 November 2017 ) and Angus. Also aboard were his eldest brother Stephen (24 June 1933 – 1989 ), his only sister, Mrs Margaret Horsburgh (born 2 May 1935) and brother, William Jr (born 15 December 1940).
