Digger Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Today George Young died! George was 70. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-23/george-young-dies-easybeats/9077274 Why was he significant to music ? He and Harry Vanda were the driving force of The Easybeats and were mentors to Malcolm & Angus Young, George's brothers in their career and starting up AC/DC and their marketing worldwide. So you see he was significant, not only in Oz, but to music as a whole worldwide. Vanda & Young produced landmark albums such as Let There Be Rock, Powerage, If You Want Blood You've Got It, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, High Voltage/TNT, amongst others This is a selected list of songs co-written by Vanda & Young:[13] "Friday On My Mind" – The Easybeats (1966) Aust No. 1, US No. 16, UK No. 6, also recorded by David Bowie, London, Gary Moore, Richard Thompson "Good Times" – The Easybeats 1968, INXS with Jimmy Barnes 1986 "I'm on Fire" / "Watch Me Burn" – Mike Furber 1969 "Life is Getting Better" – Flake June 1971 Aust No. 48.[17] "Evie, Parts 1, 2 & 3" – Stevie Wright 1974 Aust No. 1, The Wrights, Suzi Quatro "Hard Road" – Stevie Wright 1974, Rod Stewart "Yesterday's Hero" – John Paul Young 1975, Bay City Rollers 1976 "Black Eyed Bruiser" – Stevie Wright 1975, Rose Tattoo 2007 "Standing in the Rain" – John Paul Young 1976 "I Hate the Music" – John Paul Young 1976 "Hey St Peter" – Flash and the Pan 1977 "Love Is in the Air" – John Paul Young (1978) Aust No. 2, US No. 7, UK No. 5 "Down Among the Dead Men" – Flash and the Pan 1978 "Walking in the Rain" – Flash and the Pan 1978, Grace Jones "Don't You Walk That Way" - Duke Jupiter 1982 "Waiting for a Train" – Flash and the Pan 1983 "Midnight Man" – Flash and the Pan 1984 "Show No Mercy" – Mark Williams 1989 "Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)" – Meat Loaf 1995 "Far Shore" - Judith Durham & The Seekers 1997 RIP George, you gave us so much and will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Yes I saw this. I loved "Friday On My Mind" when I was a kid - one of my first 45s. I can still remember some of the lyrics. As you say, elder brother to Malcolm and Angus and a guiding force behind AC/DC in their early days. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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