Stevie Young
Vorlage:Infobox musical artist
Vorlage:Distinguish Stevie Young is the nephew of AC/DC guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young. He is the son of their eldest brother Steven.[1]
Career
After his first bands, The Stabbers, Prowler and Tantrum formed in the Scottish Borders town of Hawick in the late 70's, Young made two albums in the 1980s with his rock band Starfighters, formed in 1980. Starfighters were chosen as support for AC/DC's Back in Black UK Tour in 1980.
Starfighters split in 1983 before coming back together in 1987 for another shot. When that didn't work out (not helped by the stint in AC/DC), Stevie Young formed Little Big Horn whose demo tape was produced by Malcolm Young. They soon broke up after a lack of success in signing a record deal, although not before they had recorded a session for Tommy Vance's Friday Rock Show on BBC Radio 1. Stevie later formed Up Rising, a band that also split up. 'Starfighters' are mentioned in the book Get Your Jumbo Jet Out of My Airport (Random Notes for AC/DC Obsessives) and also feature in the 2007 rare record guide.
In 2009 Young was a member of Birmingham, UK rock band Hellsarockin[2]
As of April 2014 Stevie and Pat Hambly from the Starfighters performed in a blues trio with singer Martin Wood called Blue Murda.[3] [4] Blue Murda are now joined on guitar by Stevie's son Angus Young and John Malan on Bass, Angus is the Great Nephew of ACDC's Angus Young.
Career with AC/DC
During the 1988 U.S. tour for AC/DC's album Blow Up Your Video, which started on May 3, 1988, Stevie filled in for Malcolm on rhythm guitar, while Malcolm left to deal with a growing alcohol dependency. Many fans were not even aware that Malcolm had been replaced, as Stevie bears a physical resemblance to him.[5]
On May 2nd, 2014 Steve Young joined AC/DC in Vancouver, B.C. to sit in on recording sessions for the ill Malcolm Young on Rhythm Guitar.
Discography
- Starfighters (1981) Jive Records
- In-Flight Movie (1983) Jive Records
Notes
- ↑ Jesse Fink: The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC. Ebury Australia, ISBN 978-1-74275-979-1.
- ↑ http://www.myspace.com/hellsarockin
- ↑ http://www.reverbnation.com/bluemurda
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blue-Murda/156322824571657?fref=ts
- ↑ http://www.ac-dc.cc/perl/members.cgi?theme=bonfire&language=en&action=frame&itemid=stevie_young