Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) was a Scottish-born Australian rock musician, best known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian
hard rock band
AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. He was born in
Forfar and lived in
Kirriemuir, Scotland, for 5 years before moving to
Melbourne,
Australia, with his family in 1952 at the age of six. The family lived in the suburb of
Sunshine for four years before moving to
Fremantle, Western Australia.