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Bon Scott

Bon Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) was a Scottish-Australiansinger-songwriter. He was the lead singer of hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until he died of alcohol poisoning in 1980.

Biography

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Scott was born in Forfar, Scotland and brought up in Kirriemuir, Scotland. He and his family moved to Fremantle, Australia in 1952. He left school when he was 15 and spent a short time in a juvenile institution. In 1964, he formed a band called The Spektors. They later became a different band called The Valentines. When the Valentines broke up in 1970, Scott joined a band called Fraternity. Fraternity left Australia and went to Europe, but came back soon after. Scott then joined a band called the Mount Lofty Rangers. In 1974 he had a motorcycle accident and was in hospital for a few months. After he left hospital he joined AC/DC.

Career

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AC/DC's first two albums were High Voltage and T.N.T.. They were only released in Australia. Their first worldwide album was released in 1976. It had songs from both High Volta

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Category: Biography

Author: Jeff Apter

Publisher: Sydney: Allen and Unwin 2021. 296 pp.

ISBN 9781760877910 (pbk)

Reviewed by: David Mayocchi

“It was a very very long way to the top for AC/DC singer Bon Scott, and ended just before the summit.”

As vocalist with Australian hard rock band AC/DC, Bon Scott played a critical role in the band’s journey from suburban hotels to international stadiums. Unfortunately, Scott did not live to see that success, dying alone from acute alcohol poisoning in a Renault 5 in London in 1980. He was 33. Misadventure would be an accurate description of Scott’s life and death.

Bad Boy Boogie is a celebration of Scott’s life, providing fans with the story of his unlikely success. Its author, Jeff Apter, has written more than 20 music biographies, including a recent dive into the world of AC/DC alumni George Young (Friday on My Mind 2020), Malcolm Young (Malcolm Young 2019) and Angus Young (High Voltage 2018). Apter is a master at reassembling a musician’s life from the pieces left behind, bringing coherence to stories that often exist

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Kirriemuir

Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott lived from 9 July 1946 to 19 February 1980. He was a rock musician, best known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline. Bon Scott was born in Forfar in Angus and lived as a child in nearby Kirriemuir. In 1952 his parents, Charles and Isabelle Scott, emigrated to Australia with 6 year old Bon and his younger brother Derek and settled in the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine. Three years later the moved to Fremantle in Western Australia. Bon left school at the age of 15 and after some minor trouble with the law was rejected by the Australian Army before taking a series of casual jobs.
Scott formed his first group, 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