Death of a great Australian rock artist
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326373)
Rockingham, Australia
October 23, 2017 8:25am CST
I’ve been Scott Ganschow (teamfreak16)to write a series featuring Australian bands and tonight I heard that George Redburn Young died yesterday. Born in Scotland, he came to Australia as a teenager and later became a naturalised citizen. He was aged 70.
He was a member of the 1960s rock band, The Easybeats and achieved international success as the rhythm guitarist for the group. Almost all their songs were co-written by Young together with, firstly, lead singer Stevie Wright and later lead guitarist Harry Vanda.
AC/DC’s front men Angus and Malcolm were his brothers and their group was one of those produced by George. They paid tribute to their brother saying that without him there would have been no band.
In 1973, Young, Vanda and business man Ted Albert formed Albert Productions. He continued to write songs with his long-time song-writing partner, Harry Vanda. Hits included Friday On My Mind and Love Is In The Air sung by John Paul Young. The pair also wrote songs for Meatloaf and Stevie Wright and were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1988.
The flower is a spider orchid. I don't have any photos of rock stars. 
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@dgobucks226 (34445)
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23 Oct 17
One of my favorite songs! This song was co-written by Easybeats guitarist George Young is the older brother of Malcolm and Angus Young from AC/DC). Monday mornin' feels so bad 
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@dgobucks226 (34445)
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24 Oct 17
@JudyEv You may be onto something there Judy 
Out of sadness comes a song.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Oct 17
Sorry to heat that. Friday On My Find has to be in the top of my favorite songs. Every time I would hear it on the radio I would go wild singing and dancing and it really lifted my mood. RIP
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@JudyEv (326373)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Oct 17
@yanzalong Thanks. I chose my avatar very carefully. 
@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
23 Oct 17
That orchid is nice!
It's sad he passed away. I didn't know of the "EasyBEats" - though it's interesting his connection to AC/DC
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@JudyEv (326373)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Oct 17
Some groups are really only known in their own countries - and it was some years ago that The Easybeats were popular.
@buenavida (9985)
• Sweden
23 Oct 17
Don't think I have heard him, but he had a good voice..
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@buenavida (9985)
• Sweden
23 Oct 17
@JudyEv - Now we can at least listen to this group in youtube..
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@JudyEv (326373)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Oct 17
@buenavida Yes, that's one good thing about technology.
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@snowy22315 (170744)
• United States
23 Oct 17
I never heard of him . The only Australian group I am familiar with is the Bee Gees. Actually, I just played the clip.I know the tune but not the artist.
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@JudyEv (326373)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Oct 17
I'm sure many pop groups are only well known in their own countries.
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
24 Oct 17
Familiar with AC/DC but didn't know about George Redburn young.
Thanks for this informative piece.
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@JudyEv (326373)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Oct 17
Thanks for that Alfredo. I appreciate it. I try to use my own photos and actually didn't think about searching for one of him.
@Deepizzaguy (95047)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Oct 17
It is a shame that a lot of rock and roll artist from the 1960s and 1970s are dying out.
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@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
25 Oct 17
I didn't know he wrote "Love is in the Air." My favorite guitarist, Gary Moore, once covered "Friday on My Mind." What a great song. R.I.P., George.
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@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
25 Oct 17
@JudyEv - That's true, every band has a hierarchy.
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