Angus McKinnon Young (born 31 March 1955) is an Australian musician, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter, and the only continuous member of the hard rock band AC/DC. He is known for his energetic … 展开

Young is married to a Dutch woman named Ellen van Lochem. They own homes in Australia, the UK and the Netherlands.
A heavy smoker, Young is a 展开

Young has stated that he first began playing guitar when he was "little, teeny. I would sort of dabble around five or six years old. That's when I started hearing Little Richard." 展开

Marcus Hook Roll Band
• Tales of Old Grand Daddy (1973 Australia, 1978 America, 2014 international)
AC/DC 展开

Both Young and Malcolm were in a band with George and his music partner Harry Vanda called Marcus Hook Roll Band. The project released an album … 展开

Guitars
Young has used Gibson SGs in various forms throughout his career. His original, and the basis for his … 展开

Young's playing style is influenced by straight blues playing in both the minor and major pentatonic twelve bar blues–type progressions. In AC/DC's earlier recordings, power chords can be heard in songs such as "T.N.T." and "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You … 展开