Bon Scott

Bon Scott

Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) was an Australian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, best known for being the lead vocalist and lyricist of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. Scott was born in Forfar in Angus, Scotland, and spent his early years in Kirriemuir. He moved to Australia with his family in 1952 at the age of six, living in Melbourne for four years before settling in Fremantle, Western Australia. Scott formed his first band, The Spektors, in 1964 and became the band's drummer and occasional lead vocalist. He performed in several other bands including The Valentines and Fraternity before replacing Dave Evans as the lead singer of AC/DC in 1974. AC/DC's popularity grew throughout the 1970s, initially in Australia, and then internationally. Their 1979 album Highway to Hell reached the top 20 in the United States, and the band seemed on the verge of a commercial breakthrough. However, on 19 February 1980, Scott died after a night out in London. AC/DC briefly considered disbanding, but the group recruited vocalist Brian Johnson of the British glam rock band Geordie. AC/DC's subsequent album, Back in Black, was released only five months later, and was a tribute to Scott. It went on to become the second-best-selling album in history. In the July 2004 issue of Classic Rock, Scott was rated as number one in a list of the "100 Greatest Frontmen of All Time". Hit Parader ranked Scott as fifth on their 2006 list of the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Vocalists of all time.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Forfar, Angus, Scotland, UK
    Birthday
    7/9/1946
AC/DC: The Story of Back in Black
0
AC/DC: Let There Be Rock
AC/DC: Let There Be Rock
8
Rock Goes To College: AC/DC
Rock Goes To College: AC/DC
10
AC/DC: Live At The Apollo, Glasgow
AC/DC: Live At The Apollo, Glasgow
10
AC/DC: Hells Highway
3
AC/DC : Forever Young
AC/DC : Forever Young
7.6
AC/DC: World Series of Rock '79
AC/DC: World Series of Rock '79
0
AC/DC: Lightning Over Japan
AC/DC: Lightning Over Japan
0
ACDC - Documentation
0.8
Rock: the origin
Rock: the origin
10
AC/DC - Plug Me In
AC/DC - Plug Me In
9
AC/DC - At the Pavillon in Paris 1979
AC/DC - At the Pavillon in Paris 1979
8
AC/DC: Live '77 At The Hippodrome Golders Green London
AC/DC: Live '77 At The Hippodrome Golders Green London
6.2
AC/DC: Family Jewels
AC/DC: Family Jewels
7.9
AC/DC: Live at Rijnhallen, Arnhem, Netherlands
0
AC/DC - Ride On, Bon!
AC/DC - Ride On, Bon!
0
AC/DC Live '77
AC/DC Live '77
10
AC/DC: Dirty Deeds
AC/DC: Dirty Deeds
5.2
ACDC - Rough & Tough
ACDC - Rough & Tough
0
AC/DC ‎– Live 77-78
AC/DC ‎– Live 77-78
0
AC/DC: Highway to Hell - Classic Album Under Review
AC/DC: Highway to Hell - Classic Album Under Review
0
AC/DC: High Voltage 1973-1980
AC/DC: High Voltage 1973-1980
0
Rock Masters: AC/DC
Rock Masters: AC/DC
10
AC/DC: The Bon Scott Years
AC/DC: The Bon Scott Years
7.5
AC/DC: Live At The Pavillion, Paris 1979
AC/DC: Live At The Pavillion, Paris 1979
0

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