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Angus McKinnon Young, born March 31, 1955 in Glasgow, Scotland, is a guitarist and songwriter who has been the lead guitarist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC since the group was formed in 1973. Young is known for his hard-edge style lead (and signature vibrato), wild stage energy, and schoolboy clothing. Young was brought up in Glasgow's east end in the area of Cranhill along with older brothers Malcolm Young and George Young. He started playing guitar when he was about five years old, a local kid had one and Angus would play it during visits. He got his own guitar by taking a banjo his family had lying around the house and re-stringing it like a guitar. Young got his first Gibson SG after seeing it in a friend's catalogue. Prior to joining AC/DC, Young played in a local group called, 'Kentuckee' and also worked a part time job for an Australian soft-core pornographic magazine titled Ribald. Angus and his brother, Malcolm, formed AC/DC in 1973. The first line-up included Malcolm Young on rhythm guitar, Colin Burgess on drums, Larry Van Kriedt on bass guitar and Dave Evans singing. (more...)