AC/DC's Glasgow Story: From early Cranhill days to global success

The roots of AC/DC can be found in Glasgow where brothers Angus and Malcolm Young were born

Widely considered an Australian band, most casual fans of the massively influential rockers have no idea that half of AC/DC was born in Glasgow.

Angus and Malcolm Young were born and raised in Cranhill at 6 Skerryvore Road in their formative years - they came up hard in a small cluster of houses in the East End, just under the recently constructed (at the time) M8 bridge.

In a small tenement flat, Angus and Malcolm grew up with their mum, dad, older brother George, and sister Margaret squeezed into the tiny space.

Here is their Glasgow story in pictures.

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