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What Was Bon Scott's Net Worth?
Bon Scott was a Scottish and Australian singer and songwriter who had a net worth equal to $10 million at the time of his death in 1980 (after adjusting for inflation). Bon Scott was best known for being the lead singer of AC/DC. With the band, Bon released the albums "High Voltage" (1975), "T.N.T." (1975), "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (1976), "Let There Be Rock" (1977), "Powerage" (1978), and "Highway to Hell" (1979). Before joining AC/DC, Scott was a member of the bands the Spektors, the Valentines, and Fraternity.
Sadly, Scott was found dead in London in February 1980 after a night of drinking. He now has one of the most visited gravesites in Australia. AC/DC was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003, and the following year, "Classic Rock" magazine ranked Bon #1 on its "100 Greatest Frontmen" list.
Early Life
Bon Scott was born Ronald Belford Scott on July 9, 1946, in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. He was the son of Isabelle Cunningham Mitchell and Charles Belford Scott, and he grew up in Kirriemuir with younger brother Derek. Bon's older brother, Sandy, died in infancy. Scott's parents ran a bakery, and the family immigrated to Australia in 1952, settling in Melbourne. Bon's parents welcomed another child, Graeme, in 1953, and the family relocated to Fremantle. Scott became a member of the Fremantle Scots Pipe Band and learned to play the drums. He attended the John Curtin College of the Arts, but he left school when he was 15 years old. Bon then worked as a crayfisherman and farmhand, and he trained as a weighing-machine mechanic. In 1963, he was sent to the Fremantle Prison assessment center and the RiverbankJuvenileInstitution on charges that included giving the police a false name, stealing petrol, and "having unlawful carnal knowledge." Scott later tried to join the Australian Army, but they rejected him and deemed him "socially maladjusted."
Early Bands
In 1964, Bon formed the band the Spektors, serving as the drummer and occasional lead vocalist. In 1966, the Spektors merged with the band the Winstons and formed a new band called the Valentines. Scott was a co-lead singer in that band with Vince Lovegrove, and their cover of the song "Every Day I Have to Cry" made it onto the local record chart. Though their single "Juliette" charted on the National Top 30, the Valentines split up in 1970 because of artistic differences. Bon then moved to Adelaide and joined the band Fraternity. The band released the albums "Livestock" (1971) and "Flaming Galah" (1972), which reached #51 and #28, respectively, on Australia's Kent Music Report.
The band went on hiatus in 1973, and Scott began working at a fertilizer plant and started singing with the band the Mount Lofty Rangers. Bon's bandmate Peter Head taught him how to "bridge chords and construct a song," according to Vince Lovegrove.
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