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GEORGE YOUNG

George Redburn Young (6 November 1946 – 22 October 2017) was an Australian musician, songwriter and record producer. Born in Scotland, he moved to Australia with his family as a teenager, and became a naturalised citizen. He was a member of the 1960s Australian rock band the Easybeats, and with bandmate Harry Vanda he was a co-writer of the international hits “Friday on My Mind” and “Love Is in the Air“, the latter recorded by John Paul Young (no relation). Vanda & Young were also the producers of some work by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, formed by his younger brothers Malcolm and Angus Young.[1] Vanda & Young were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1988 and the Easybeats in 2005. Young died on 22 October 2017, aged 70.[2][3]

Early years[edit]

George Young grew up in Cranhill, in Glasgow, Scotland.[4] His father William Young (born February 1911) was a labourer, and his mother Margaret (born July 1913, her maiden name was also Young) was a housewife.[4] Young with his parents and two younger brothers, Malcolm (born January 1953) and Angus (born March 1955), emigrated to Australia in May 1963 by aeroplane.[4]

Also aboard the same plane were his eldest brother Stephen (1933 – 1989), his only sister, Mrs Margaret Horsburgh (born 1936) and brother, William jr (born 1941).[5]:6–7 Another elder brother, Alex (1939 – 1997), stayed in Scotland, and was later a member of London-based group, Grapefruit.[1]:6–7 A final brother, John Young (born 1938), had migrated to Australia separately.[5]:6–7

Malcolm later explained the family’s musical background, “All the males in our family played, Stevie, the oldest played accordion, Alex and John were the first couple to play guitar, and being older it was sort of passed down to George, then myself, then Angus.”[5]:6–7 Initially staying at Villawood Migrant Hostel (a site later developed as Villawood Immigration Detention Centre) in Nissen huts, the Young family moved into a rental house in Burwood.[6]

The Easybeats (1964–69)[edit]

George Young started his music career in Sydney, after attending Sefton High School as his secondary school. He formed a beat pop band, the Easybeats in late 1964, on rhythm guitaralongside Dick Diamonde (born Dingernam Vandersluys) on bass guitar, Gordon “Snowy” Fleet on drums (ex-Mojos), Harry Vanda (born Johannes Vandenberg) on lead guitar (ex-Starfighters, Starlighters) and Stevie Wright on lead vocals (ex-Chris Langdon and the Langdells).[7][8]

Aside from performing and recording, Young co-wrote nearly all of their tracks. Early top 10 hits on the Australian singles chart for the Easybeats were co-written by Young with band mate Wright,[7] “She’s So Fine[9] (No. 3, 1965), “Wedding Ring[10] (No. 7, 1965), “Women (Make You Feel Alright)”[11] (No. 4, 1966), “Come and See Her”[12] (No. 3, 1966), “I’ll Make You Happy”[13](track on Easyfever extended play, No. 1, 1966), and “Sorry” (No. 1, 1966).[14][15] Later top 10 hits were written with Vanda,[7] “Friday on My Mind” (No. 1, 1966)[16] and “Heaven and Hell” (No. 8, 1967).[15] The group had relocated to United Kingdom to record and perform; they disbanded in late 1969.[7]

Vanda & Young[edit]

After the Easybeats dissolved Young formed a production and song writing duo with Vanda, as Vanda & Young in 1970, initially living in London.[17][8] They provided pop and rock songs for other recording artists, and for themselves under various stage names: Paintbox, Tramp, Eddie Avana, Moondance, Haffy’s Whiskey Sour and Band of Hope.[17] They worked with their elder brother Alex in Grapefruit.[17] Young and Vanda returned to Sydney in 1973 where they work for Ted Albert, at his Albert Productions recording studio.[1][17] One studio-based group Marcus Hook Roll Band, was joined by Young’s brothers, Malcolm and Angus.[1] The brothers formed a hard rock group, AC/DC, in 1973.

In mid-1976 Young formed Flash and the Pan, initially as a studio-based duo with himself on guitar, keyboards and vocals, and Vanda on guitar and keyboards.[17][8] Young helped his younger brothers with their AC/DC, that went on to become a massive success internationally.[1] He declared to his brothers “that he didn’t believe a band can ever call itself a band until it’s done at least 200 gigs”.[18]

Vanda & Young also co-produced Rose TattooThe Angels and John Paul Young (no relation). They co-produced AC/DC’s early albums, Let There Be RockDirty Deeds Done Dirt CheapT.N.T.Powerage and High Voltage, and Young briefly played as AC/DC’s bass guitarist for a short stint, early in their career.[1][8] He produced AC/DC’s 2000 album Stiff Upper Lip.[1] Malcolm was replaced by their nephew, Stevie Young, in 2014.[19]

After retiring from the music industry in the late 1990s, Young resided mainly in Portugal with his family.[5] George Young died on 22 October 2017.[2][3]

Honours[edit]

In 1988 Vanda & Young were inducted into the inaugural class of the ARIA Hall of Fame.[20] Young’s brothers, Angus and Malcolm, were inducted into the hall at the same ceremony as members of AC/DC.[20] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2005, the Easybeats, including Young and Vanda, were inducted into the Hall of Fame.[21] In 2007 Australian Musician magazine selected the meeting of Vanda and Young at the Villawood migrant hostel in 1964 as the most significant event in Australian pop and rock music history.[22]

Selected list of Vanda & Young productions[edit]

Selected list of Vanda & Young songs[edit]

References[edit]

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  1. Jump up to:a b c d e f g Wall, Mick (2012). AC/DC: Hell Aint a Bad Place to Be. London: Orion Publishing group. ISBN 9781409115359.
  2. Jump up to:a b Carmody, Broede (23 October 2017). “AC/DC producer and Easybeats musician George Young dead at 70”The Sydney Morning HeraldFairfax Media. Retrieved 23 October2017.
  3. Jump up to:a b “News”. AC/DC Official Website. Retrieved 23 October2017.
  4. Jump up to:a b c “Item details for: A1877, May 1963 Young W”National Archive of Australia. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  5. Jump up to:a b c d Tait, John Francis; ProQuest (2010), Vanda & Young: Inside Australia’s Hit FactoryUniversity of New South Wales PressISBN 978-1-74223-217-1
  6. Jump up^ Maloney, Shane; Grosz, Chris (December 2010). “Encounters: Harry Vanda & George Young”The MonthlySchwartz Publishing. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  7. Jump up to:a b c d McFarlane, ‘The Easybeats’ entry. Archived from the original on 6 August 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  8. Jump up to:a b c d Entries at Australian Rock Database:
    • Vanda & Young: Holmgren, Magnus; Stocker, Neil Kempfer. “Vanda & Young”hem.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
    • the Easybeats (1964–69): Holmgren, Magnus. “The Easybeats”hem.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
    • Marcus Hook Roll Band (1972–74): Holmgren, Magnus. “Marcus Hook Roll Band”hem.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 25 December 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
    • AC/DC (1974, 1975): Holmgren, Magnus. “AC/DC”hem.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 24 October2014.
    • Flash and the Pan (1976–93): Holmgren, Magnus. “Flash and the Pan”hem.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  9. Jump up^ “‘She’s so Fine’ at APRA search engine”Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 24 October2017. Note: For additional work user may have to select ‘Search again’ and then ‘Enter a title:’ or ‘Performer:’
  10. Jump up^ “‘Wedding Ring’ at APRA search engine”. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 24 October2017. Note: For additional work user may have to select ‘Search again’ and then ‘Enter a title:’ or ‘Performer:’
  11. Jump up^ “‘Women Make You Feel Alright’ at APRA search engine”. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 24 October 2017. Note: For additional work user may have to select ‘Search again’ and then ‘Enter a title:’ or ‘Performer:’
  12. Jump up^ “‘Come and See Her’ at APRA search engine”. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 24 October 2017. Note: For additional work user may have to select ‘Search again’ and then ‘Enter a title:’ or ‘Performer:’
  13. Jump up^ “‘I’ll Make You Happy’ at APRA search engine”. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 24 October 2017. Note: For additional work user may have to select ‘Search again’ and then ‘Enter a title:’ or ‘Performer:’
  14. Jump up^ “‘Sorry’ at APRA search engine”. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 24 October 2017. Note: For additional work user may have to select ‘Search again’ and then ‘Enter a title:’ or ‘Performer:’
  15. Jump up to:a b Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969Turramurra, NSW: Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd. ISBN 0-646-44439-5. NOTE: Chart positions back calculated by Kent in 2005.
  16. Jump up^ “‘Friday on My Mind’ at APRA search engine”. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 24 October 2017. Note: For additional work user may have to select ‘Search again’ and then ‘Enter a title:’ or ‘Performer:’
  17. Jump up to:a b c d e McFarlane, ‘Flash and the Pan’ entry. Archived from the original on 6 August 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  18. Jump up^ Clinton Walker. Highway To Hell. – Chapter 8 – “The Young’s”. (ISBN 0 330 36377 8).
  19. Jump up^ “AC/DC’s Angus Young Says Stevie Young Was ‘The Logical Choice’ to Step in for Malcolm Young”Blabbermouth.net. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  20. Jump up to:a b Hall of Fame Archived 26 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  21. Jump up^ “Saturday Breakfast RN – 16 July 2005 – ARIA Hall of Fame”Saturday ExtraAustralian Broadcasting Corporation(ABC). 16 July 2005. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  22. Jump up^ Australia’s great rock moments

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