Editing Johnny Young (section)

===Pop singer===
At eighteen-years-old, Young was host of [[TVW-7]] Perth television pop music show ''Club Seventeen'' in early 1965.<ref name="McF"/> As Johnny Young & the Strangers he released two singles, "Club Seventeen"/"Oh Johnny, No" and "No Other Love"/"Heigh Ho", both on the 7-Teen label.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Miles"/> Young then signed with Clarion Records, a Perth-based label run by Martin Clarke.<ref name="McF"/> In an interview Clarke said "We just got together and he said he wanted to make a national hit and branch out, he was very ambitious." Clarke, armed with his recordings of Young, went to Sydney and secured a deal with [[Festival Records]] to have the Clarion label manufactured and distributed throughout Australia.<ref name="Clarke"/>

The following year, 1966, he formed Johnny Young & Kompany, As lead vocalist he was backed by Eddy (guitar), Findlay (drums), Summers (guitar) and Jim Griffiths (bass).<ref name="McF"/> After performing as supporting act to [[the Easybeats]] in early 1966, Young recorded "Step Back", which was co-written by the Easybeats' members [[Stevie Wright (Australian singer)|Stevie Wright]] and [[George Young (rock musician)|George Young]] (no relation).<ref name="McF"/> The single was released in May 1966 as a [[Double A-side|double-A-side]] with his cover version of "Cara-Lyn", originally by [[the Strangeloves]].<ref name="CaraLyn"/> The release peaked at number&nbsp;one on the ''[[Go-Set]]'' National Top&nbsp;40 in November.<ref name="GoSet"/> It was one of the biggest-selling Australian singles of the 1960s, behind [[Normie Rowe]]'s "Que Sera Sera"/"Shakin' All Over". In October, his EP ''Let It Be Me'' went to number&nbsp;four on ''Go-Set'' National Top&nbsp;40.<ref name="GoSet"/>

Johnny Young & Kompany moved to Melbourne in mid-1966. Mick Wade (ex-the Vibrants) joined on guitar and organ.<ref name="McF"/> Young was interviewed by ''Go-Set'' writer, [[Ian Meldrum|Ian "Molly" Meldrum]] for their 13 July issue.<ref name="KentThesis"/> Later that year Young compered the short-lived television pop show ''Too Much'' and in 1967 he hosted ''[[The Go!! Show]]'', following the resignation of [[Ian Turpie]].<ref name="Miles"/> In January the band released covers of the [[Everly Brothers]]' hits "[[When Will I Be Loved (song)|When Will I Be Loved?]]" /"[[Kiss Me Now]]" as another double-A-sided single which peaked at number&nbsp;three.<ref name="GoSet"/> He disbanded Kompany to go solo and supported [[Roy Orbison]], [[The Walker Brothers]], [[The Mixtures]] and [[The Yardbirds]] at the [[Festival Hall, Melbourne]] on [[Australia Day]] (26 January).<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Miles"/> While touring in Brisbane he met [[Barry Gibb]] of the [[Bee Gees]] and provided Gibb with airfare to Sydney for a television spot.<ref name="Miles"/> Another hit for Young was his slower version of the Beatles' song "[[All My Loving]]" which reached number&nbsp;four nationally in May; it later became his [[signature song]].<ref name="GoSet"/><ref name="AllMyLovin"/>

Young won a [[Logie Award|Logie]] for "Best Teenage Personality" in 1967 for his work on ''The Go!! Show''.<ref name="TV Week1967"/> On 9 August ''Go-Set'' published [[Australian pop music awards#1967|its annual pop poll]] and Young was voted third "Most Popular Male" behind [[Ronnie Burns (singer)|Ronnie Burns]] and Rowe.<ref name="KentThesis"/> However, the show was axed by mid-year and he relocated to London where he shared a flat with Gibb. In July, he released "Lady", written by Gibb especially for him, which reached the Top&nbsp;40.<ref name="Miles"/><ref name="GoSet"/> "Craise Finton Kirk", written by Barry and [[Robin Gibb]], was released in August and peaked at number&nbsp;14.<ref name="Miles"/><ref name="GoSet"/> It was followed by "Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You", written by Barry, Robin and [[Maurice Gibb]], but did not chart.<ref name="Miles"/><ref name="GoSet"/> Young briefly returned to Perth in September and teamed up with drummer Danny Finley (ex-[[MPD Ltd]]), they both flew to London to form Danny's Word with Rob Alexander on guitar and Pete Friedberg on bass guitar. After four weeks rehearsal in London the band played a residency at the Star Club in Hamburg as a precursor to touring Australia. Due to other commitments the band split on return from Germany when Pete Friedberg left to work with other bands including Ainsley Dunbar's Blue Whale and Dusty Springfield. Young returned to Australia in January 1968 with Rod Alexander and recorded "Unconcientious Objector" and his last Top&nbsp;40 single, "It's a Sunny Day".<ref name="McF"/> Subsequent singles did not reach the Top&nbsp;40. Young became a news and gossip writer for ''Go-Set'' from December 1968 to August 1969.<ref name="KentThesis"/>