Bon Scott

             

Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (July 9, 1946 – February 19, 1980) was an Australian rock musician. He was born in Kirriemuir, Scotland, but emigrated to Melbourne, Australia with his family in 1952. Scott is most well-known for being the lead singer and co-lyricist of AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980.

In 1964, Scott formed The Spektors and became the band's drummer and occasional lead vocalist. In 1966, the Spektors merged with another local band, The Winstons, and formed The Valentines, in which Scott was the co-lead vocalist with Vince Lovegrove. When the Valentines broke up in 1970, Scott joined Fraternity, who gained moderate success with the release of two albums and several singles before going into hiatus in 1973. Later that year, Scott began singing in Mount Lofty Rangers, but left after a motorcycle accident following a rehearsal.

In 1974, Scott replaced Dave Evans as the lead singer of AC/DC. By the release of the international version of High Voltage (1976), AC/DC had established their international success. Afterwards, AC/DC released the international studio albums Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976), Let There Be Rock (1977), Powerage (1978) before releasing their most successful album with Bon Scott, Highway to Hell in 1979. On February 19, 1980, Scott died from alcohol poisoning. Five months after his death, AC/DC recorded Back in Black as a tribute to him with their new lead singer, Brian Johnson. (Wikipedia.org)