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NAMM 2017: Gretsch Announces Custom Shop Malcolm Young "Salute" Jet

By Guitar World Staff Published 19 January 17

This year, Gretsch honorslegendary rock icon Malcolm Young with the Gretsch G6131MY-CS Custom Shop Malcolm Young "Salute" Jet.

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Did Angus Young Push AC/DC Too Far? “That Might Be the Case,” He Says

By Guitar World Staff Published 2 August 16

Angus Young says it might have been better if AC/DC had quit after his brother Malcolm was diagnosed with dementia in 2014.

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AC/DC Perform "Fling Thing" and "Rocker" in 1978

By Damian Fanelli Published 31 March 16

Today, our vintage video camera drops in on the Bon Scott-fronted AC/DC in the midst of a high-spirited performance of "Fling Thing" (aka "Bonny") and "Rocker," the T.N.T. track.

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AC/DC's Malcolm Young has Dementia, His Family Confirms

By Guitar World Staff Published 2 October 14

Although rumors have been circulating for several weeks, it has been confirmed that founding AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young has dementia.

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AC/DC's Malcolm Young Reportedly in Care for Dementia in Australia

By Guitar World Staff Published 26 September 14

Australia's Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that former AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young has dementia and is being treated in a nursing home in Sydney.

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Malcolm Young Will Not Return to AC/DC, Says Band Biographer

By Guitar World Staff Published 11 August 14

Jesse Fink, author of the new book The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC, stated in an interview with WZLX that Malcolm Young will not be returning to the legendary hard-rock outfit.

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