page_title: Bon Scott
section_title: Australia
hierarchical_section_title: Bon Scott / Legacy / Landmarks / Australia
caption_attribution_description: English: Statue of Bon Scott by Greg James. Fisherman's Wharf, Fremantle, Western Australia. Deutsch: Eine Bronzestatue von Bon Scott in Fremantle Suomi: Edesmenneen laulajan Bon Scottin muistoksi pystytetty patsas Fremantlessa, Australiassa. Français&#160;: La statue en bronze de Bon Scott à Fremantle Magyar: Bon Scott szobra az ausztráliai Fremantle városában Norsk nynorsk: AC/DC-vokalisten Bon Scott døydde medan gruppa var på veg til å få gjennombrot. Han er heidra med ein statue i heimbyen Fremantle i Vest-Australia. Norsk bokmål: Statue av Bon Scott i Fremantle Português: Estátua de bronze de Bon Scott inaugurada em Fremantle, Austrália em outubro de 2008.
context_page_description: Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott 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.
  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 in Melbourne for four years before settling in Fremantle, Western Australia.
  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 20 in the United States, and the band seemed on the verge of a commercial breakthrough. However, on 19 February 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.
context_section_description: His grave site has become a cultural landmark; more than 28 years after Scott's death, the National Trust of Australia declared his grave important enough to be included on the list of classified heritage places. It is reportedly the most visited grave in Australia. On 7 July 2006, to mark his 60th birthday, the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board completed refurbishments on the Bon Scott Grave Area. This consisted of a Bon Scott Arch and Memorial Entrance gate off Carrington Street in the north-west corner of Fremantle Cemetery. On 9 July 2006, sixty years to the day from Scott's birth, the bronze plaque was stolen from the site.
  A bronze statue of Scott was unveiled at Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour in Western Australia on 24 February 2008. The statue portrays Scott atop a Marshall amplifier.
  ACDC Lane is a street in the central business district of Melbourne. It was renamed on 1 October 2004 as a tribute to AC/DC. The trademark lightning bolt or slash ("/") used to separate the AC and the DC in the band's name contravened the naming policy of the Office of the Registrar of Geographic Names, so the punctuation was omitted on the street sign. Melbourne's Lord Mayor John So launched ACDC Lane with the words, "As the song says, there is a highway to hell, but this is a laneway to heaven. Let us rock." Bagpipers then played "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)." Those were all songs from Bon Scott era. The lane contains a rock 'n' roll nightclub called the Cherry Bar.
caption: Statue of Bon Scott, Fremantle, Western Australia
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