Angus Young

Angus Young

guitarist

BIRTHDAY March 31, 1955
BIRTH SIGN Aries
BIRTHPLACE Cranhill, Scotland
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ABOUT ANGUS YOUNG

Co-founder of AC/DC , whose album Back In Black became the second highest-selling album internationally.

He moved to Australia at age thirteen and proceeded to drop out of school at fifteen. His first instrument was a banjo.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 and is also known for re-popularizing Chuck Berry 's duck walk.

He grew up with two older brothers named Malcolm Young and George Young . He married Ellen Young in 1980.

He cited Jimi Hendrix and eight other guitarists as influences on his guitar playing style in an interview with The Guitar Show in 2001.