Youngs : The Brothers Who Built Ac/Dc (9781466865204) (39 page)

R
OB
R
ILEY
Guitarist of Rose Tattoo.

L
OU
R
ONEY
Disc jockey for San Antonio radio station KMAC/KISS.

P
HIL
R
UDD
Drummer of
AC/DC
.

B
ON
S
COTT
Lead singer of
AC/DC
. Died in 1980.

I
SA
S
COTT
Mother of Bon Scott. Died in 2011.

D
EREK
S
HULMAN
Lead singer of Gentle Giant. President of Atco Records.

R
ALPH
S
IMON
Co-manager (with Clive Calder) of Mutt Lange.

R
AY
S
INGER
Producer of The Easybeats.

C
HRIS
S
LADE
Drummer of
AC/DC
.

T
ERRY
S
LESSER
Lead singer of Back Street Crawler. Friend and bandmate of Paul Kossoff.

M
ATT
S
ORUM
Drummer of Guns N' Roses, The Cult and Velvet Revolver.

P
HIL
S
UTCLIFFE
Biographer of
AC/DC
.

J
OHN
S
WAN
Lead singer of Fraternity. Solo artist. Brother of Jimmy Barnes. Friend of Bon Scott and the Youngs.

J
OHN
T
AIT
Biographer of The Easybeats.

S
HEL
T
ALMY
Producer of The Easybeats.

L
ISA
T
ANNER
Photographer of
AC/DC
.

D
ENIZ
T
EK
Guitarist of Radio Birdman.

D
OUG
T
HALER
Booking agent of
AC/DC
.

D
AVID
T
HOENER
Engineer of
AC/DC
.

B
ILLY
T
HORPE
Lead singer and guitarist of Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs. Solo artist. Died in 2007.

S
TEVEN
T
YLER
Lead singer of Aerosmith.

R
ONNIE
V
AN
Z
ANT
Lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Died in 1977.

H
ARRY
V
ANDA
Lead guitarist of The Easybeats. Co-producer (with George Young) of
AC/DC
, Stevie Wright and Rose Tattoo.

M
IKE
V
AUGHAN
Manager of The Easybeats.

C
LINTON
W
ALKER
Biographer of Bon Scott.

M
ICK
W
ALL
Biographer of
AC/DC
.

J
OHN
W
HEELER
Lead singer, guitarist and violinist of Hayseed Dixie.

C
LIFF
W
ILLIAMS
Bass player of
AC/DC
.

S
TEVIE
W
RIGHT
Lead singer of The Easybeats. Solo artist.

L
ARRY
Y
ASGAR
Singles executive at Atlantic Records.

A
LEX
Y
OUNG
Bass player and vocalist of Grapefruit. Session saxophonist of Marcus Hook Roll Band. Brother of the Youngs. Died in 1997.

A
NGUS
Y
OUNG
Lead guitarist of
AC/DC
.

G
EORGE
Y
OUNG
Rhythm guitarist of The Easybeats. Session bass player, drummer and percussionist of
AC/DC
. Co-producer (with Harry Vanda) of
AC/DC
, Stevie Wright and Rose Tattoo. Producer of
Stiff Upper Lip
for
AC/DC
.

M
ALCOLM
Y
OUNG
Rhythm guitarist of
AC/DC
.

M
ARGARET
Y
OUNG
Sister of the Youngs.

S
TEVIE
Y
OUNG
Guitarist of Starfighters and
AC/DC
. Nephew of the Youngs.

S
TEWART
Y
OUNG
Co-manager (with Steve Barnett) of
AC/DC
.

M
ANDAWUY
Y
UNUPINGU
Lead singer of Yothu Yindi. Australian of the Year in 1992. Died in 2013.

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

“For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)”

This book wouldn't have been possible without the help, support, friendship, encouragement, generosity, contacts, collected memories and valuable insight of the following people: Rob Riley, Holger Brockmann, Marianne Brockmann, Mark Opitz, Terry Manning, John Swan, Mark Gable, Suzi Dhnaram, Luke Wallis, Stevie Wright, Mark Evans, Chris Gilbey, Ian Jeffery, Tony Currenti, Michael Browning, Greg Stock, Mandawuy Yunupingu, Gerard Huerta, Tom Huerta, Mike Fraser, Bertrand Blier, Rusty Hopkinson, Marc Dwyer, Tony Platt, Allan Fryer, Georg Dolivo, Glenn Goldsmith, Kim Fowley, Joe Matera, Dave Evans, Jack Orbin, Philip Morris, Tom Weschler, Daniel Boud, the estate of Chuck Pulin, Leo Gozbekian, Ray Singer, John Perry, Billy Altman, David Mallet, Terry Slesser, Erin McGuirk, Robert Alford, Ashley Gilbertson, Barry Diament, Chris Keeble, Kerry-Jayne Ryan, Jessica Sartini, Wally Kempton, Chris Bastic, Sidney Drashin, Mark Pope, Doug Thaler, Catherine Milne, Deniz Tek, John Proud, Anthony O'Grady, Phil Jamieson, Mike Rudd, Snowy Fleet, Bill Bartlett, Oliver Fowler, John Wheeler, Stewart Young, David Krebs, Jake Berry, David W. Larkin, Darren Ashton, Mikko Hyppönen, Derek Shulman, Alan James, Jerry Greenberg, Robert Hilburn, Matt Sorum, Steve Leber, Phil Carson, Sandra Jackson, Tim Gaze, Joel O'Keeffe, Luke Causby, David Thoener, Jimmy Douglass, Mario Medious, Jon O'Rourke, Nick Maria, Larry Yasgar, Jim Delehant, Judy Libow, Steve Leeds, Carol Klenfner, Tony Berardini, David Glew, Ann Glew, Lisa Tanner, Dick Barnatt, Stevie Young, Tristin Norwell, Michael Marley, Cedric Kushner, Ken Casey, Holly Lovegrove, Ryan Johnson, Paul La Rosa, Jordanka Kuzmanov, Chris Masuak, Airlie Lawson, Scott Miller, Glyn Johns, Shel Talmy, Scott McRae, Alison Urquhart, Anne Reilly, Nerrilee Weir, Nikki Christer, Lucy Inglis, Marc Resnick, Kate Canfield, Laura Clark, Karlyn Hixson, Joe Rinaldi, Jaime Coyne, Vanessa Radnidge, Bernard Fanning, Tom Donald, Chris Bruce, Andrew Logan, Renée Cooper, Larry Larstead, Robert Pfeiffer, Michelle Stead, Michael Hohnen, Patsy Hohnen, Mike Knight, Alan Bailey, Robert Yves, Phil Lageat, Nate Althoff, Colin Nichol, Ken Evans, Larry LeBlanc, Philip Gomes, Rosemary Hanly, Fred Fink and Jan Blum. Special thanks, too, to the authors before me who have recorded their own stories about the music of the Youngs—especially Clinton Walker, Murray Engleheart, Joe Bonomo, John Tait and Mick Wall (plus his small army of paid researchers)—and to Mike Durant for permission to reproduce an extended excerpt from his book,
In the Company of Heroes
.

And lastly, cheers to The Easybeats, Billy Thorpe,
AC/DC
, Stevie Wright, Rose Tattoo and Airbourne for giving the world the best Australian rock. It's never gonna die. Never gonna die.

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

“Ride On”

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AC/DC
,” Albert Productions press release, Sydney, 1974

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AC/DC
:
High Voltage
,” Atco Records press release, New York, 1976

“
AC/DC
:
Let There Be Rock
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Bonfire
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'74 Jailbreak
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AC/DC
's Angus Young Discusses Bon Scott and the
Bonfire
Box Set,” Tom Beaujour,
Guitar World
, New York, 1998

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AC/DC
Celebrate Their Quarter Century,” Sylvie Simmons,
MOJO
, London, 2000

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AC/DC
Fired Up Over Treatment in Media,” Kerry Wakefield,
The Age
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AC/DC
, Hammersmith Odeon: Concert Review,” Clive Bennett,
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AC/DC
's iTunes Debut Sells 48,000 Digital Albums, 696,000 Songs,” Keith Caulfield,
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AC/DC
Salvo Levels Sin City,” David Lewis,
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AC/DC
Shrug Off a Death and Rock On,” David Fricke,
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, New York, 1981

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, New York, 1998

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, Melbourne, 2004

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Back in Black
: The Lyrical Debate,” Malcolm Dome,
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AC/DC
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, New York, 1981

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, London, 2005

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AC/DC
,” Nigel Austin,
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