Remembering Bon Scott of AC/DC who died on this day in 1980. Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) was a Scottish-Australian singer who was the second lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. In the July 2004 issue of Classic Rock, Scott was ranked number one in a list of the "100 Greatest Frontmen of All Time". Hit Parader ranked Scott as fifth on their 2006 list of the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Vocalists of all time. On 15 F