AC/DC : Best of Bon

Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott

 ( July 9 1946 – February 19 1980) 

was a 

Scottish-Australian

singer and songwriter,

best known for

 being the primary

 lead vocalist 

and lyricist

 of the Australian

 hard rock band 

AC/DC

from 1974 

until his death 

in 1980.

Scott was born in

 Forfar, Scotland, 

and raised in 

Kirriemuir, 

before moving to 

Melbourne

 with his family

 in 1952 

at the age of six. 

They lived in the 

suburb of 

Sunshine for four years 

before moving

 to Fremantle. 

Scott formed his 

first band, 

The Spektors, 

in 1964 

and became

 the band's

 drummer

 and occasional

 lead vocalist. 

He performed in 

several other bands 

including

 The Valentines

 and Fraternity

 before replacing

 Dave Evans 

as the lead singer 

of 

AC/DC

 in 1974.

AC/DC's 

popularity grew

 throughout the 1970s,

 initially in Australia, 

and then internationally. 

Their 1979 album 

Highway to Hell 

reached the top twenty

 in the United States,

 and the band seemed 

on the verge of a 

commercial breakthrough. 

However,

 on February 19 1980, 

Scott died after a 

night out in London. 

AC/DC 

briefly considered disbanding, 

but the group recruited

 vocalist 

Brian Johnson 

of the British 

glam rock band

 Geordie. 

AC/DC's

 subsequent album, 

Back in Black,

 was released only 

five months later, 

and was a

 tribute to Scott. 

It went on to become

 the second 

best-selling album 

in history.

In the July 2004

 issue of

Classic Rock,

 Scott was rated as

 number one

 in a list of the 

"100 Greatest Frontmen Of All Time" 

ahead of

 Freddie Mercury

 and 

Robert Plant. 

Hit Parader 

ranked Scott 

as fifth 

on their

 2006 list 

of the 100

 Greatest Heavy Metal 

Vocalists of all time.

TRACK LIST 

CD 1

It's a Long Way to The Top 

( If You Wanna Rock N' Roll )

Live Wire

High Wire

Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be

Go Down

Back Seat Confidential

 ( Demo )

Whole Lotta Rosie

Girls Got Rhythm

Walk All Over You

Touch Too Much

Beating Around The Bush

Shot Down in Flames

If You Want Blood

 ( You Got It )

Love Hungry Man

Rock N' Roll Damnation

Gimme a Bullet

Kicked in The Teeth

Cold Hearted Man

CD 2

Let There Be Rock

Rock N Roll Singer

The Jack

Soul Stripper

Jail Break

You Ain't Got a Hold on Me

T.N.T.

Highway To Hell

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Love at First Feel

Big Balls

Rocker

Problem Child

Squealer

Night Prowler

Baby Please Don't Go

School Days

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