Stevie Young

Stephen Crawford "Stevie" Young (born 11 December 1956) is a Scottish musician and the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the Australian hard rock band, AC/DC. He officially joined the band in September 2014, replacing his uncle, Malcolm Young who retired due to dementia. He had previously filled in for Malcolm on AC/DC's 1988 U.S. tour.

In addition to Malcolm, Stevie is the nephew of Angus Young, George Young and Alex Young, and the son of their eldest brother Stephen Crawford Young (1933-1989). He emigrated with his family from Scotland to Sydney, Australia in 1963. The family settled in Concord, New South Wales.

Career

After his first bands, The Stabbers, Prowler and Tantrum formed in the Scottish Borders town of Hawick in the late 70s, Young made two albums in the 1980s with his rock band Starfighters, formed 1980 in Birmingham. 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 did not work out, 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.