Bon Scott

@Died Young, Facts and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Bon Scott was a rock musician famous for serving as the lead singer and lyricist of the hard rock band AC/DC Cancer Celebrities Drug Overdose Died Young Australian British Scottish Musicians Singers Ronald Belford “Bon” Scott was an Australian musician of Scottish origins who rose to fame as the leading singer and songwriter of the hugely popular hard rock band AC/DC during the 1970s. He loved music from a young age and was a highly creative and rebellious youngster. As is common with unruly teenagers, he often found himself in trouble with the authorities. He dropped out of school at 15 and had brushes with the law which had him sent to the Riverbank Juvenile Institution. Labeled as a social misfit, he was denied a position in the Australian army. He worked at several odd jobs to support himself after leaving school. He started playing drums during his adolescent years and formed his first band The Spektors, in 1964. He played for some other bands as well before joining AC/DC as their lead singer. The band’s popularity reached new heights after Scott joined them; the band’s debut album ‘High Voltage’ was a big hit. Within a year the band brought out the single, ‘It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)’ which soon became known as the quintessential rock anthem. However the promising young musician soon got caught up in the shackles of alcoholism which put an abrupt full stop on his career by snuffing out his life.

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Birthday: July 9, 1946 Died on: February 19, 1980 Nationality: Australian, British, Scottish Famous: Died Young, Musicians, Singers Spouses: Irene Thorton Siblings: Derrek, Graeme Known as: Bon Scott Information Detail Birthday July 9, 1946 Died on February 19, 1980 Nationality Australian, British, Scottish Famous Died Young, Musicians, Singers Spouses Irene Thorton Siblings Derrek, Graeme Known as Bon Scott Universities Sunshine Primary School North Fremantle Primary School John Curtin College of the Arts Cause of death Drug Overdose Birth Place Forfar Born Country Scotland Gender Male Father Charles Mother Isa Sun Sign Cancer Born in Forfar Died at Age 33

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He married Irene Thornton in 1972 and divorced in 1978. Unsplash Personal Life

He was an alcoholic and had drunk too much in a London club on 19 February 1980. He was so drunk that he passed out in the car where he was left to spend the night by a friend. The next day he was found lifeless and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced brought dead. The official cause of his death was listed as acute alcohol poisoning. Unsplash Personal Life

This musician’s grave site is considered the most visited grave in Australia and the National Trust of Australia has included it on its list of classified heritage places. Unsplash Personal Life

He was the son of Charles Belford Scott and his wife Isabelle Cunningham. He was born in Scotland though the family later migrated to Australia. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended North Fremantle Primary School and went to the John Curtin College of Arts. He was however never interested in studies much and dropped out when he was 15. He had learned to play the drums as a member of the Fremantle Scots Pipe Band. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He had a record as a troublemaker—he spent time in Fremantle Prison’s assessment centre and was committed to the Riverbank Juvenile Institution for nine months on charges of theft and sexual misconduct. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He worked at a number of odd jobs such as a postman, bartender and truck packer for sometime. He formed his first band, The Spektors, in 1966 in which he played the drums and sang occasionally. Unsplash Career

The Spektors merged with another band, the Winstons to form a new band The Valentines in 1967. The new band was doing well and recorded several songs before a drug scandal erupted that tarnished the reputation of the band causing it to break up in 1970. Unsplash Career

He joined the rock band Fraternity in 1970. The band played at the Festival of Australian Progressive Music in 1971 and released the LPs ‘Livestock’ and ‘Flaming Galah’. Unsplash Career

The band went on a tour of the U.K. in 1973 and played there under the name ‘Fang’. However the band went on a hiatus after returning to Australia. Unsplash Career

He got involved in a serious motorbike accident in 1974 which left him in a coma for three days. His friend Vince Lovegrove helped him by giving him odd jobs during his recovery. He also introduced the struggling musician to the band AC/DC who were looking for a new lead singer. Unsplash Career

‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap’ was one of the most popular albums on which Scott had collaborated with the Young brothers in writing the lyrics. The album was accredited multi-platinum with over six million copies being sold the world over. Unsplash Major Works

The last album to feature Scott, ‘Highway to Hell’ was a super hit with the fans. With a sales figure of over seven million copies, the album was listed among the list of ‘500 greatest albums of all time’ by ‘Rolling Stone. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	July 9, 1946
Died on	February 19, 1980
Nationality	Australian, British, Scottish
Famous	Died Young, Musicians, Singers
Spouses	Irene Thorton
Siblings	Derrek, Graeme
Known as	Bon Scott
Universities	Sunshine Primary School North Fremantle Primary School John Curtin College of the Arts
Cause of death	Drug Overdose
Birth Place	Forfar
Born Country	Scotland
Gender	Male
Father	Charles
Mother	Isa
Sun Sign	Cancer
Born in	Forfar
Died at Age	33

Bon Scott

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Jul 9, 1946

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