Ac Dc Original Lead Singer Death

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Ac dc original lead singer death. Bon scott second from the left with the members of ac dc. In 1980 after the death of bon scott he became the third lead singer of the australian rock band ac dc he and the rest of the band were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2003. Malcolm young guitarist and co founder of ac dc died saturday at the age of 64 young had been suffering with dementia for the past three years an illness that forced his retirement from the. Although their music has been variously described as hard rock blues rock and heavy metal the band themselves call it simply rock and roll.

At first it didn t seem as though scott was a good fit for the new band to be called ac dc. The band s first single can i sit next to you girl was released after the departure of van kriedt with a third young brother producer george filling in on. Australian singer jimmy barnes of cold chisel fame recently told classic rock. As the lead singer of australia s most successful hard rock band during their climb to the top of the charts.

His old band the velvet underground the sydney. Ac dc stylized as acϟdc are an australian rock band formed in sydney in 1973 by scottish born brothers malcolm and angus young. In march 2016 he stepped down from touring on the rock or bust world tour due to hearing problems. Scott was born in forfar scotland and spent his early years in kirriemuir he moved to australia with his family in 1952 at the age of six living.

Ronald belford bon scott 9 july 1946 19 february 1980 was an australian singer songwriter and instrumentalist best known for being the lead vocalist and lyricist of the australian hard rock band ac dc from 1974 until his death in 1980. Before bon scott ac dc s original lead singer was a bloke named dave evans now in sydney for the 40th anniversary of ac dc s first gig. Malcolm and angus young have been the backbone of ac dc from the beginning and it s not surprising their music speaks to the everyman in a completely non pretentious honest way we can all. Bon scott was the quintessential rock frontman.

Ac dc were formed in november 1973 by brothers angus lead guitar and malcolm young rhythm guitar with the original lineup also including vocalist dave evans bassist larry van kriedt and drummer colin burgess. A lesser band would have collapsed but they came back and went on to make so many more huge records.