Rob Bailey (musician) Rob Bailey (musician) Rob Bailey is an Australian musician who was an early bass guitarist with the hard rock band AC/DC. He joined the group in April 1974, with Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar), Angus Young (lead guitar), Dave Evans (lead vocals) and Peter Clack (drums). Bailey left in January 1975. Bailey played bass guitar in Flake (1973), Acid Road, Rudy and the Aardvarks, and Natural Gas. The latter group supported The Rolling Stones' Australian tour in 1972 and 1973. From April 1974 until January 1975 Bailey was a regular member of the Australian hard rock band, AC/DC's rhythm section. He
Malcolm Young friends with another migrant, Harry Vanda. The Young family then moved into a semi-detached house at 4 Burleigh Street in the Sydney suburb of Burwood. Both Angus and Malcolm Young were in a band with their brother George and his music partner Harry Vanda called Marcus Hook Roll Band. The project released an album in Australia called "Tales of Old Grand Daddy". Malcolm Young played guitar on the 1974 release "Evie" by Stevie Wright, written and produced by Harry Vanda and George Young. The song is 11 minutes long and has three parts. Young played the guitar solo in Part