Ronald Belford Scott, July 9, 1946 - February 19, 1980

[PrisonerofWarX]

Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott
July 9, 1946 -- February 19, 1980

"Ronald Belford Scott (July 9, 1946–February 19, 1980), better known as Bon Scott, was the lead singer and frontman of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC.

He was born in Kirriemuir, Scotland; his family relocated to Australia in 1952.

By 1970 Scott had already enjoyed some limited success in various rock and R&B groups, as a singer and sometimes a drummer as well. In the early 1970s his band Fraternity seemed to be well on its way to fame and fortune. In 1973, just after returning to Adelaide after a touring England, Scott was seriously wounded in a motorcycle accident in which he lost his left testicle. Fraternity continued on without him but never achieved the kind of success Scott would enjoy with his next band.

The following year, while working as a roadie and part-time chauffeur in the local Sydney music scene, that Scott first met the members of AC/DC. The band was driven by the brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, younger siblings of Scott's friend George Young of The EasyBeats. Scott was amazed by the band's energy and drive, and the naive bandmates were, in turn, quite taken with the experienced frontman. When singer Dave Evans got fired from AC/DC a few months later, the band knew who they wanted. Bon Scott joined AC/DC near the end of 1974.

Scott, known for his heavy drinking binges, was found dead in a friend's parked car outside his friend's apartment in south London. He had suffocated on his own vomit although the international press made false accusations about a drug overdose.

Scott is buried in Fremantle Cemetery's Memorial Garden in Australia, the town where he grew up." -- Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Discography
"Bon Scott was with AC/DC through seven albums released in the United Kingdom and five albums released in the United States, plus another album posthumously released in the United States.

The United Kingdom albums were High Voltage, T.N.T., Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Let There Be Rock, Powerage, If You Want Blood (You've Got It), and Highway to Hell.

In the United States, High Voltage was released containing a compilation of the Australian album of the same name and T.N.T.. Following High Voltage, were Let There Be Rock, Powerage, If You Want Blood (You've Got It), Highway to Hell, and the posthumously released Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.

After the release of If You Want Blood (You've Got It) paved the way, AC/DC achieved the commercial success that Bon Scott hadn't had with Fraternity or his other former band, the Valentines.

That success came with the album Highway to Hell. The title track of the album was misconstrued by many as an ode to the Devil, yet was considered to be a metaphor for coming to the United States by those with open minds.

Unfortunately, on February 20, 1980, Bon Scott was found dead in the back seat of his car, having passed out and choking on his own vomit.

Fast-forward to 1981 and the United States release of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, released in the United Kingdom in 1976. After AC/DC's commercial breakthrough with Highway to Hell and the killer follow-up, Back In Black (albeit not with Bon Scott), it was logical that Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap would sell tremendously, and it did.

Bon Scott may be gone, but he left us a ton of amazing music with AC/DC for us to enjoy. That's why we provide a tribute to Bon Scott." -- S. S. 3 Gotenks

[S. S. 3 Gotenks]

Bon Scott was with AC/DC through seven albums released in the United Kingdom and five albums released in the United States, plus another album posthumously released in the United States.

The United Kingdom albums were High Voltage, T.N.T., Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Let There Be Rock, Powerage, If You Want Blood (You've Got It), and Highway to Hell.

In the United States, High Voltage was released containing a compilation of the Australian album of the same name and T.N.T.. Following High Voltage, were Let There Be Rock, Powerage, If You Want Blood (You've Got It), Highway to Hell, and the posthumously released Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.

The American High Voltage and Australian T.N.T. hinged on the rockers "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" and "T.N.T.", although they also spawned the songs "Live Wire" and "High Voltage".

Let There Be Rock was strongest in the tracks "Go Down", "Let There Be Rock", "Problem Child", and "Whole Lotta Rosie".

Powerage appealed to fans through "Rock 'N' Roll Damnation".

Following these albums, the live album If You Want Blood (You've Got It) was released, containing live versions of "Riff Raff", "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be", "Bad Boy Boogie", "The Jack", "Problem Child", "Whole Lotta Rosie", "Rock 'N' Roll Damnation", "High Voltage", "Let There Be Rock", and "Rocker".

After the release of If You Want Blood (You've Got It) paved the way, AC/DC achieved the commercial success that Bon Scott hadn't had with Fraternity or his other former band, the Valentines.

That success came with the album Highway to Hell, which was strikingly powerful on "Highway to Hell", "Shot Down in Flames", and "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)", yet was no less assertive on the lesser tracks like "Girl's Got Rhythm", "Walk All Over You", "Touch Too Much", "Beating Around the Bush", "Get It Hot", "Love Hungry Man", and "Night Prowler".
The title track was misconstrued by many as an ode to the Devil, yet was considered to be a metaphor for coming to the United States by those with open minds.

Unfortunately, on February 20, 1980, Bon Scott was found dead in the back seat of his car, having passed out and choked on his own vomit.

Fast-forward to 1981 and the United States release of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, released in the United Kingdom in 1976. After AC/DC's commercial breakthrough with Highway to Hell and the killer follow-up, Back In Black (albeit not with Bon Scott), it was logical that Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap would sell tremendously, and it did, hinging on songs like "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", "Problem Child", "Rocker", "Ride On", and of course the most notable and recognizable, "Big Balls".

Bon Scott may be gone, but he left us a ton of amazing music with AC/DC for us to enjoy. That's why we provide a tribute to Bon Scott.

~ Gotenks

PrisonerofWarX's note: I did some major editing with punctuation on album and song titles. You kind of had them mixed up. >.>
It's a good piece, although I fear that it may be a bit too opinionated in spots to be included in a tribute to Bon, especially where you list the strong songs on each album. Tributes should be comprised entirely of facts.
I'll use parts for now, but if you can convince me that it is all factual, then I will be happy to edit.
Thanks for your contribution, nonetheless, Titans. I appreciate it.

The strong songs are composed mainly of title tracks, well known tracks, and those that sold well, among those commonly performed in concert. Aside from that, all tribute pieces written from a non-encyclopedia source usually contain at least slightly opinionated parts to provide a personal tribute from the author.