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R.I.P. George Young, member of Easybeats, brother of AC/DC's Angus & Malcolm
George Young, a pioneer of Australian music as a member of The Easybeats and producer for AC/DC, the band fronted by his brothers Angus and Malcolm, has died aged 70.
Young "created a new sound for the Australian music industry," the production company Alberts, where he spent many years producing hits for other acts, said in a statement on its website.
Young co-wrote Friday On My Mind, an enduring hit that charted around the world, with Harry Vanda, who became his long-time song-writing partner.
The pair were inducted in the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1988, and have a highly regarded song-writing award named for them.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-23/george-young-dies-easybeats/9077274
Bowie fans will also remember this as one of the strongest cuts on "Pinups."
