DragonKing Dark: The death of AC/DC singer Bon Scott
The rock music world was shaken in February 1980 when the distinctive lead singer of the rising rock group AC/DC was found dead in a car.
The cause of death was apparently alcohol related though specifically how has been debated for 40 years now.
It seemed impossible that a rising rock group with such a distinctive sound could possibly carry on after the death of its frontman. Yet, the band’s next album became one of the top five selling albums of all time.
This is the story of the death of Bon Scott, part of our Dark 100 series looking at the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history.
Karl Stern is a pro wrestling historian specializing in the 1980s and pioneer era (pre-1900) of pro wrestling. He is an author who has written several books on wrestling and independently runs the When It Was Cool retro pop culture website.