
Malcolm Young
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 6, 1953
Day of Death
November 18, 2017 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Glasgow - Scotland
Malcolm Young
Biography
Malcolm Mitchell Young (6 January 1953 – 18 November 2017) was an Australian musician and songwriter. He was best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist, and songwriter of the rock band AC/DC. Except for a brief absence in 1988, he was with the band from its beginning in 1973 until retiring in 2014 due to health reasons. As a member of AC/DC, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. Though his younger brother Angus was the more visible of the brothers, Malcolm was described as the driving force and the leader of the band. In 2014, he stated that despite his retirement from the band, AC/DC was determined to continue making music with his blessing. As the rhythm guitarist, he was responsible for the broad sweep of the band's sound, developing many of their guitar riffs and co-writing the band's material with Angus. Young left AC/DC in mid-2014 to receive treatment for dementia. In September 2014, the band's management announced that he would be retiring permanently. He died from the effects of dementia on 18 November 2017.
Known For

Private Parts
1997

AC/DC: Live At Donington
1992

AC/DC: Live at River Plate
2009

AC/DC: Let There Be Rock
1980

AC/DC: No Bull
1996

AC/DC: Stiff Upper Lip Live
2001

AC/DC: Family Jewels
2005

AC/DC : Forever Young
2023

Behind the Music
1997

AC/DC: Live '77 At The Hippodrome Golders Green London
2003

AC/DC - Plug Me In
2007

AC/DC Live At The Circus Krone
2003

AC/DC: Dirty Deeds
2012

AC/DC: Live at Circus Krone
2009

For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
1992