Biography
The Australian singer and musician Bon Scott rightfully consider the legend of music, as he raised the prestige of the AC / DC group, becoming her vocalist in 1974. According to the authoritative British publication, he is included in the list of the 100 greatest frontmen, the life of which to the last drop was devoted to the blues and rock and roll.Childhood and youth
Biography of Ronald Belford Scott, later glorified as a vocalist AC / DC, began on July 9, 1946 in the Scottish city called Forfar. Together with the younger sister and brother, he was brought up in a family who immigrated to Australia, and thanks to the father who loved music, grew surrounded by drums and guitars.
The school years of the future rocker passed in a small suburb of Melbourne, and then because of the difficult financial situation, parents moved to the mouth of the Swan River. There, joining the local orchestra and having mastered the game on the drums and flip, the boy with a light hand comrades received a short nickname Bon.
Despite the discipline and frequent rehearsals, the native of Scotland was organized with the law and was forced to leave an educational institution for the tendency to offenses and criminal environment. He gave fake police data and ran out from under the supervision of the inspector, and then stole fuel at refueling and spent 9 months in prison.
In his youth, departing, Scott was called up to the Australian Army, but could not adapt to the military society and began to work the bartender and the postman. At that time, he listened to Litla Richard and wanted to gather a musical team, uniting with a novice journalist and producer Vincent Lovegrowow.
Personal life
Judging by the photo, Scott was attractive, so it was easily a personal life. His only wife and girlfriend was Australian Irene Thornton, until 1977, patient scandals and alcoholism.Friends and colleagues of the AC / DC leader, as well as the author of the book about the Scottish argued that the couple broke up peacefully and retained friendship until the last days, but then unexpectedly emerged information about the presence of a whole army of mistresses who came into relationships with a musician and, rumored, gave birth Sons and daughters.
Music
The first team of Bon Scott was the amateur rock band Spektors, which, after merging with Winstons, was named The Valentines. Participants performed and recorded songs created by sound engineer George Yang, and also quail Arthur Alexander Every Day I Have to Cry.
After the scandal associated with drugs, the team went on vacation and broke up, before that, hitting the top 30 in the charts of the 1970s. Bon left the house and moved to Adelaide, where he became a vocalist in the Fraternity group, and then he spoke in the Mount Lofty Rangers team collected from the participants of the broken groups.
Being a stronghold of creative experiments, this team pushed Scott to write songs, and the old familiar Vince Lavgrowow helped him to master the game on the electric guitar. Thus, a lyrical and long Clarissa ballad was created, which on the background of the humorous text had an attractive rhythm and sound.
The temperament of the Forofar's native over time came out from under the control of the team, and he climbed into fights with other musicians, and also constantly argued and used alcohol. After a drunk accident on the motorcycle Suzuki followed a coma and long-term treatment, and then Scott was presented to musicians from AC / DC and in the blink of an eye got a new family.
Thence of this team, the Malcolm brothers and Angus Yanga, like Bon, were the Scots, who loved Music in the style of Glam Rock. Therefore, the countryman, who had the experience of performances, quickly fit into the team and, until Dave Evans was fired, worn equipment and drove a truck.
In October 1974, Scott took over the duties of the vocalist and first appeared on the High Voltage studio plate, published as a debut LP. After that, the Australian Rock Group AC / DC unexpectedly began to acquire popularity and replenished with a discograph in the 2nd album, famous for the song T. N. T.
Bon contributed to the success of the team and became the most charismatic frontman, as well as co-author of the legendary Highway to Hell and What's Next To the Moon. Therefore, the audience considered the tragedy that happened in February 1980 and with distrust referred to the replacement of Scott, which Bryan Johnson became.
Death
Bon Scott died unexpectedly on February 19, 1980, and alcohol was considered the cause of his sustainable death of the pathologists. The body of the musician was found in the car parked on one of London's streets, and the ceremony and funeral took place on the day when he was brought home.Discography
The Valentines
- 1969 - My Old Man's A Groovy Old Man
As part of AC / DC
- 1975 - High Voltage
- 1975 - T.N.T.
- 1976 - High Voltage
- 1976 - DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT Cheap
- 1977 - Let There Be Rock
- 1978 - Powerage.
- 1979 - Highway To Hell