Ronald belford bon scott 9 july 1946 19 february 1980 was a scottishborn australian rock musician, best known for being the lead singer and lyricist of australian hard rock. Bon scott the legend of acdc movie page home facebook. Ronald belford bon scott was born on 9th july, 1946, in kirriemuir, scotland. This is the insatiable class act of preacdcs, bon scott s aussie cd. Comments that crap on about the interviewer etc will be removed. Jul 09, 2015 bon scott would have turned 69 this july 9th.
Countdowns ian molly meldrum interviews his friend bon scott. Drawing on many interviews and featuring a gallery of rare photos, clinton. Bon scott,the best fuckin rock n roll singer in the world. Bon scott with fraternity livestock 1998, cd discogs. Lost song by acdcs bon scott uncovered, may be recorded.
With the passing of acdc founding member and rhythm guitarist malcolm young just a few weeks ago, reading about the bands original lead singer bon scott has become. We recorded the interview over skype, so i apologize in advance for any sound issues there might be. It was a chance substitution, and in spite of the fact that the new lineup was not an overnight accomplishment, after they played their first gig with bon at brightonlesands masonic hall, the new acdc never thought back. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion learning. His first real job in the music business was in a pop. Its obvious that there is not one singerentertainer out there that ever compaired to bons unique style and performance. The untold story of bon scott and acdcs back in black is scheduled for publication later this year. The new book comes from jesse fink, who previously wrote the acdccentric book the youngs. Bon scott took drugs on occassions, that much is pretty much undisputed. Dec 30, 2014 acdcs bon scott remembered with new documentary and biopic. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video.
Best remembered as the original frontman of the legendary hard rock band acdc, singer bon scott was born ronald. The standard twodisc set contains one disc of performances from the bon scott era and one from the brian johnson era. The 1988 album blow up your video was the last acdc album to feature lyrics. Bon scott with the valentines every day i have to cry the early years 1966 1970.
The author seems to be trying to get to the bottom of something that i feel isnt important. Bons earliest musical efforts were both on vocals and drums. High voltage 1994 one the road with acdc for a very rare interview 60 minutes australia duration. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The author has done a great job telling bons story by getting his facts from the people that knew bonfamily, friends, wife, girlfriends, people in the music business, former band mates, etc. Bon scott new biography to be released in november 2017. Finks book claims that scott died of a heroin overdose, while walker. Plug me in is a dvd box set released on 16 october 2007 by australian hard rock group acdc. See more ideas about bon scott, rock and roll and angus young. A live video of acdc featuring bon scott, with the song problem child. According to rtt news, a new biography based on late acdc frontman bon scott entitled bon the last highway. Angus young, malcolm young, bon scott licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of epic.
Alas, the legendary acdc frontman departed this life at just 33 back in 1980. Mar 14, 2017 a press release for bon the last highway. A wonderful interview with the dearly departed bon scott from a 1978 scottish television appearance. He stated in an interview that he had a pretty good run in acdc and implied. Bon scott 9 july 1946 19 february 1980 was a scottishaustralian singersongwriter. Jul 12, 2016 5bon turned up for the tryout with turning into the bands drummer, yet he was to supplant vocalist dave evans, who was not up to scratch. The last highway views acdcs final years with bon scott as one giant crime scene that has never been properly solved and offers fans much to contemplate. Clinton walkers highway to hell 1994, his exwife irene thorntons my bon scott 2014, the variouslyauthored live wire 2015, j. Guns n roses whole lotta rosie nijmegen july 12th 2017 duration. The untold story of bon scott and acdcs back in black fink. Ronald belford scott was born on july 9, 1946, in kirriemuir, scotland. Brian francis johnson born 5 october 1947 is an english singer and songwriter. As a child he began performing in read full biography. Bon scott biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
Bon s earliest musical efforts were both on vocals and drums. Sep 29, 2017 bon scott was the quintessential rock frontman. Bon s strong distaste for authority led him to quit his studies at the age of 15. Dec 23, 2014 bon scott died from alcohol poisoning on february 15, 1980, just as acdc was beginning work on back in black, the album that made them arguably the biggest metal act in the world in the eighties. Acdc with bon scott live in 1978 whole lotta rosie on vimeo. It is unclear whether anyone else in the world of acdc is aware of the songs existence, and since it hasnt ever been recorded, a bb steal cover may end up as the only extant version of. Tv show interview with jesse, talking about this book find it on youtube and from the. Among the questions he answers is what band he wish he had seen perform live. Slayer guitarist kerry king i wish i would have seen ac. Bon scott was a scottishborn australian rock musician, best known for being the lead singer and lyricist of australian hard rock band acdc from 1974 until his death in 1980. Bons strong distaste for authority led him to quit his studies at the age of 15. His first real job in the music business was in a pop band called the.
He was the lead singer of hard rock band acdc from 1974 until he died of alcohol poisoning in 1980. Apr 17, 2010 15 minute interview with bon scott, embeddable. As for bon scotts lost song, csongrady says that it could potentially end up on bb steals followup to their current reunion album, resurrection. Slayer guitarist kerry king i wish i would have seen acdc. As the lead singer of australias most successful hard rock band during their climb to the top of the charts. The band, of course, soldiered on as bon would have wanted them to, but. Check out my channel for more australian rock and pop from the 70s,80s and 90s. Mar 01, 20 bon scott in fine form in 1978 on scottish radio. This is the insatiable class act of preacdcs, bon scotts aussie cd.
A new music service with official albums, singles, videos, remixes, live performances and more for android, ios and desktop. Acdc bon scott interview london 1 november 1977 youtube. Acdc bon scott interview in hobart 6 january 1977 youtube. May 18, 2015 as for bon scotts lost song, csongrady says that it could potentially end up on bb steals followup to their current reunion album, resurrection. Jul 09, 2014 so while he long ago took the highway to hell to the great rock n roll party down below, lets celebrate bon scotts birthday today and crank up some of the filthiest songs in the acdc. The second child of chick and isa scott, he touched base in australia with his family in 1952, and went to the sunshine primary school, melbourne where he took in. I love acdc like no other but you can get more from the plug dvd released last year for about the same price and get both lead singers performing live. These songs are an attempt to predict what a record label might. Oct 31, 2016 sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. Im not sure whether or not tripper has a recording of bon singing back in black, but in clinton walkers biography of bon, there is more than a suggestion that bon wrote all the lyrics for the album but the bands management managed to get hold of all his material and continued with the album and credit brian johnson with the lyrics. For the beginners here, then, the worlds biggest acdc fan that would be me proudly presents 20 tracks from acdcs first classic lineup, headed by the denimloving, hard drinking, and perenially shirtless bon scott. The untold story of bon scott and acdcs back in black says it will explore the special and unlikely friendship between an australian rock star and an alcoholic texan troublemaker. Best remembered as the original frontman of the legendary hard rock band acdc, singer bon scott was born ronald belford scott in kirriemuir, scotland on july 9, 1946.
He left school at age 15, and held a variety of parttime jobs before deciding to ply his trade in music. Its obvious that there is not one singerentertainer out there that ever compaired to bon s unique style and performance. Ronald belford scott was born on july 9, 1946 in kirriemuir, scotland, uk. Bon scott simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Oct 02, 2006 angus young, malcolm young, bon scott licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of epic. Acdcs bon scott remembered with new documentary and biopic. The life and death of acdc legend bon scott walker, clinton on. In 1980, after the death of bon scott, he became the third lead singer of the.
Bon scotts preacdc bandmate shares vintage letters from. Acdc have never released a proper greatest hits retrospective who made who and iron man 2 notwithstanding. Bon scott interview countdown abc, london, england. Whether bon scott died of alcohol poisoning or there were drugs involved seems a little moot 40 years on. The cover of the single in many territories was released with the band photograph reversed, incorrectly showing the young brothers and bassist cliff williams as. Ac dc, bon scott problem child live, high quality youtube. Quintons historical fiction bad boy boogie 2016, and jesse finks bon. Acdc greatest hits, the bon scott years rate your music. The death of bon scott is the da vinci code of rock. Ronald belford bon scott was a scottishborn australian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, best known for being the lead vocalist and lyricist of the. Bon scott was a rock musician famous for serving as the lead singer and lyricist of the hard rock band acdc. Bon scott songs list products similar artists books.
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