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Having sold almost 50 million copies, AC/DC’s Back In Black is the biggest rock album in history – but it emerged in the wake of the tragic death of singer Bon Scott.In 2008, guitarists Angus ...
Bon Scott of AC/DC backstage at Day on the Green in the US in the late 70s. Picture Richard McCaffrey Scott’s nickname was Ronnie Roadtest for his high tolerance of different chemicals.
Bon Scott was dead and it looked like AC/DC were finished. But within 6 weeks they had a new singer and would begin recording the biggest-selling rock album of all time. How a washed-up rock star ...
On what would have been Bon Scott’s 75th birthday, the late AC/DC singer’s estate has launched an official website honoring his legacy.
Legendary AC/DC frontman Bon Scott died of a heroin overdose. He also made quintessential and uncredited lyrical contributions to the band’s multi-platinum opus, “Back in Black.” ...
Drunk, dissatisfied but full of depth: AC/DC’s Bon Scott tore down the highway to hell with no brakes. Before he died aged 33 in 1980, Ronald Belford Scott left an indelible mark on AC/DC.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 18: Bon Scott lead singer for AC/DC performs at Wembley Stadium on ... More August 18, 1979 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by FG/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images ...
Bon Scott's brother Derek Scott spoke about the frontman's wild life and tragic death in the 'On the Brink' documentary in May 2022.
Bon Scott died from alcohol poisoning on February 15, 1980, just as AC/DC was beginning work on 'Back In Black', the album that made them arguably the biggest metal act in the world in the Eighties.
On Bon Scott’s death “It was a shock but I’d seen Bon nearly dead a couple of times. He always said he had a premonition he’d die young.
Bonfire was released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bon Scott's birth. It contained the soundtrack to the band's Let There Be Rock concert movie, the brilliant Live At Atlantic Studios ...