AC/DC Co Founder and Guitarist Malcolm Young Dies, Age 64
One of the founding members of AC/DC, among the best-selling bands in recorded music history, died Saturday. Guitarist and songwriter Malcolm Young was 64 years old. Young’s family, which announced his death in a statement, noted that he had suffered from dementia for several years. The place of his death was not shared, though the statement mentioned that he “passed away peacefully with his family by his bedside.”
In April of 2014, AC/DC announced that Young would be “taking a break from the band to ill health,” without disclosing the nature of his illness; in September of that same year, the band revealed that he had dementia. Young’s nephew, Stevie Young, toured and recorded with the group in his place.
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