Malcolm Young
Malcolm Young was born in Sydney, Australia, and he and his brother Angus co-founded Australia’s largest rock group, AC/DC, at the age of 20. While Angus played the lead, Malcolm still played rhythm guitar. Legend has it that, after seeing the letters at the top of their older sister Margaret’s sewing machine, they settled on the name AC/DC. By the late 70s, Malcolm and his band were touring Europe with the band Black Sabbath. It was rumored that they didn’t get along too well with Black Sabbath. One story indicates that Sabbath guitarist Geezer Butler pulled a Malcolm knife one evening when tempers flared.
Malcolm Young
George Harrison
Another great artist died ahead of his time. This original Beatles member died in 2001 when he was just 58 years old after contracting cancer of the throat, which he blamed on years of smoking. In 1992, Harrison became the first Billboard Century Award winner. It marked Harrison’s “critical role in laying the groundwork for the modern concept of world music.”
George Harrison