Bon Scott

Ronald Belford Scott (July 91946 – February 19 1980), better known as Bon Scott, was the lead singer, main songwriter and frontman of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC.

Bon Scott

Ronald Belford Scott (July 91946 – February 19 1980), better known as Bon Scott, was the lead singer, main songwriter and frontman of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC.

Bon Scott was born in July of 1946 in Kirriemuir, Scotland. At the age of 6, Scott's family emigrated to Australia. He grew up in Perth, learned drums and bagpipes in the local Scotts pipeband. He always had problems with rules, and this resulted with his dropping out of school at the young age of 15. He briefly served in the Austrailian Army, but was discharged for being socially maladjusted. After his first band The Spektors, he formed The Valentines as co-lead singer with Vince Lovegrove. The Valentines recorded several songs written by George Young of The Easybeats including "Every Day I Have To Cry" which was in the local top 5. During his tenure with The Valentines, he was one of the first Aussie Rockers to be charged with possession of marijuana. Scott moved to Adelaide and joined the band Fraternity, they produced the LPs "My Old Man's a Groovy Old Man" and "Flaming Galah" after moving to Sydney, and toured Europe in 1971.