Bon Scott Birthday 6-Pack: The Best AC/DC Cuts From His Era

A Bon Scott birthday memorial is a bittersweet thing. After all, he's been gone for so long. But as the saying goes, his music lives on. Ronald Belford Scott was born in Forfar, Scotland on July 9, 1946. His family relocated to Sunshine, Victoria in Australia when he was six. That's where Ronald became Bon: There was another Ronald in his class, so he got the cool nickname. Here's a pair of interesting facts. Bon Scott shares a birthday with Jack White. Jack White's first instrument? The drums. Bon Scott's first instrument was also the drums: he played them and sang a bit in The Spektors, his first band, in 1964. https://youtu.be/bjxyW9ev-yE?si=sH9dNta-md-mL5m9 Bon Scott Birthday: Singled Out A decade after his first foray into rock music, Scott caught AC/DC live in Adelaide in 1974. The band had fired their singer and were playing instrumentals. After some prompting, Scott joined them onstage. That's where he'd stay for the next six years. Unbeknownst to Bon, the band had already singled him out as their next lead singer. The Young brothers liked his style and felt a kinship through their shared Scottish roots. With Scott as their frontman, the band was off and running. You know the rest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aejWas9R_0E Bon Scott Birthday: The AC/DC Years Scott and the band crammed a lot into a short stretch. From 1975 through 1979, the group released six studio albums and one live album. It gets a little confusing, as some of the releases have international versions or U.S.-only versions. When you break it down, though, it's six proper albums. So I'll nick a song from each for this Bon Scott birthday 6-pack. And I'll dedicate them all to my Uncle Neil, who all these years later, will still only listen to Bon Scott-era AC/DC. What a legend.