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Angus Young – Plugged In To AC/DC

Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:53 am
by AYHJA
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Angus Young, legend of hard rock and poster boy of wild onstage antics, is one of the most hardworking, energetic rock guitarists around. The power he packs in that diminutive, five-foot two frame, sets the stage on fire and brings his young audience screaming to its feet.

In the opinion of many critics and contemporaries, Angus Young is one of rock and roll’s best and most under-rated guitarists.

The founder of the band AC/DC, Young was ranked #96 on its list of the top 100 great guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone magazine and the band was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.

Angus Young Trivia

* Angus Young always uses a Gibson SG guitar.

* His wife Ellen is from the Netherlands.

* Angus does not drink alcohol in any form.

* He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ( as a member of band AC/DC ) in 2003.

* The five-foot two Angus was ranked #1 by Maxim on its list of 25 greatest short dudes of all time, ahead of such notable short dudes as Napoleon Bonaparte, Martin Scorsese and Yoda.

* Rock bands such as Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, Def Leppard, Jackyl to name a few, have been influenced by Angus’s style of playing.

Angus Young continues to wow his multi-millions of fans and rule their hearts in the only way he knows best – with good, hard, uncompromising rock and roll.

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