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Corax:
Oh yes I saw it in the news yesterday. another great musician passed away...
CellarDweller:
Malcolm Mitchell Young was an Australian musician and songwriter, best known as a co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter for the hard rock band AC/DC. Except for a brief absence in 1988, he was with the band from its November 1973 beginning until retiring in 2014 for health reasons. Young and the other members of AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.
Though his younger brother Angus is the more visible of the brothers, Malcolm was described as the driving force and the leader of the band. In 2014, he stated that despite his retirement from the band, AC/DC was determined to continue making music with his blessing. As the rhythm guitarist, he was responsible for the broad sweep of the band's sound, developing many of their guitar riffs and co-writing the band's material with Angus. He was married to Linda Young and had two children, Cara and Ross.
Young took a leave of absence from AC/DC in April 2014, to receive treatment for dementia. In September 2014, the band's management announced that he would be retiring permanently. He died on 18 November 2017.
AC/DC only hit the Billboard Top 40 3 times, because mainstream American radio doesn't play that type of music. However, they hit the Mainstream Rock chart numerous times:
Rock The Blues Away - #40
Put The Finger On You - #38
Guns For Hire - #37
Anything Goes - #34
Jail Break - #33
Highway To Hell - #29
That's The Way I Wanna Rock N Roll - #28
Big Balls - #26
Flick Of The Switch - #26
Ballbreaker - #25
Who Made Who - #23
Meltdown - #22
Safe In New York City - #21
Heatseeker - #20
Are You Ready - #16
Big Jack - #10
Let's Get It Up - #9
Cover You In Oil - #9
Rock Or Bust - #8
Satellite Blues - #7
Dirty Eyes - #6
Thunderstruck - #5
Play Ball - #5
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - #4
For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) - #4
Moneytalks - #3
Big Gun - #1
Stiff Upper Lip - #1
Hard As A Rock - #1
Rock N Roll Train - #1
CellarDweller:
David Bruce Cassidy (April 12, 1950 – November 21, 2017) was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was known for his role as Keith Partridge, the son of Shirley Partridge (played by his stepmother Shirley Jones), in the 1970s musical-sitcom The Partridge Family, which led to his becoming one of popular culture's teen idols and pop singers of the 1970s. He later had a career in both acting and music.
David Cassidy hit the Billboard Top 40 charts 12 times, 5 as a solo act, and 7 times as a member of The Partridge Family.
David's solo hits.
Rock Me Baby - #38
Could It Be Forever - #37
Lyin' To Myself - #27
How Can I Be Sure - #25
Cherish - #9
Chart hits with The Partridge Family
Looking Through The Eyes Of Love - #39
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - #28
It's One Of Those Nights (Yes Love) - #20
I Woke Up In Love This Morning - #13
I'll Meet You Halfway - #9
Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted - #6
I Think I Love You - #1
Front-Ranger:
May he rest in peace.
CellarDweller:
I'll always like "I Woke Up In Love This Morning".
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