Background
George Young was born in the east end of Glasgow, Scotland. His father was William Young (1911–1985), and his mother Margaret (1913–1988) (her maiden name was also Young). The family emigrated to Australia in 1962.
George Young was born in the east end of Glasgow, Scotland. His father was William Young (1911–1985), and his mother Margaret (1913–1988) (her maiden name was also Young). The family emigrated to Australia in 1962.
Born in Scotland, he moved to Australia with his family as a teenager. In 2007, the Australian Musician magazine selected the meeting of Vanda and Young in a Sydney migrants hostel in 1964 as the most significant event in Australian popular and rock music history. After the band dissolved in 1970, Vanda & Young concentrated on writing and producing popular and rock songs for other recording artists, and under various stage names, most notably Flash and the Pan.
One such recording studio based group was their own Marcus Hook Roll Band, with brothers, Malcolm and Angus Young.
With Vanda and businessman Ted Albert, they formed in Sydney in 1973. He co-produced Air Corps/District of Columbia"s early albums, such as Let There Be Rock, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, T.N.T., Powerage and High Voltage, and played as Air Corps/District of Columbia"s bass guitarist for a short stint, early in their career.
He produced Air Corps/District of Columbia"s 2000 album Stiff Upper Lip. Stevie Wright Air Corps/District of Columbia John Paul Young The Angels Rose Tattoo Flash and the Pan Ted Mulry Gang "Friday On My Mind" - The Easybeats (1966) Aust #1, United States #16, United Kingdom #6, also recorded by David Bowie and Gary Moore "Good Times" - The Easybeats, INXS with Jimmy Barnes "Love Is in the Air" - John Paul Young (1978) Aust #2, United States #7, United Kingdom #5 "Walking in the Rain" - Flash and the Pan, Grace Jones "Evie - Parts 1, 2 & 3" - Stevie Wright, Pat Travers Band, The Wrights "Hey Saint Peter" - Flash and the Pan "Waiting for a Train" - Flash and the Pan (1983) United Kingdom #7.
He is best known as a member of the 1960s Australian rock band The Easybeats, and as a co-writer of the international hits "Friday on My Mind" and "Love Is in the Air," the latter recorded by John Paul Young (no relation). George"s older brother Alex was later a member of the group Grapefruit.