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A Tribute to Bon Scott of ACDC this weekend

Posted by: Jeff Woods | Feb 19 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 19 2010 12:10AM

That's Angus Young with the devil horns. At the far left, his brother Malcolm. To the right, his brother from a different mother, Bon Scott.

All three emigrated with their families, as kids, to Australia. The bond they forged extends beyond the grave. Today, 30 years ago, Bon was on his way their, upon his death in the backseat of a car in London England. He'd been out to a club to hear some music and have some drinks. Bon lived all of his 9 lives in just 33 years.

I will take you through the history of Bon's rise to fame through those final moments, this weekend on the Legends weekly show, with several live gems and studio classics.

For the biggest of ACDC fans, you will also find a 5 part documentary on Bon, the first of which I'll give you here now and if you want more, you can go directly to Youtube for the rest .

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COMMENTS (7)

Mexdale
RE:A Tribute to Bon Scott of ACDC this weekend
Feb 27 2010 10:21AM
Usually crawl into bed 5 or6 in the morn but made a point of getting up for the Bon Scott Tribute.Loved the tunes and laughed like a madman at your comments.28 this week!!I sure hope it was a weekend show.GREAT JOB JW -KEEP ON BEING ON-RIGHT ON MEX

Jeff Woods: Kind of you, cheers Mex!

graham blair
RE:A Tribute to Bon Scott of ACDC this weekend
Feb 23 2010 3:00PM
Hello Jeff, I really enjoyed listening to the tribute for Bon Scott this past weekend. I am a huge fan of AC/DC and have all known ablums as well as some very rare stuff also. I am wondering if you can please tell me where I maybe able to get a copy of this show. I would appreciate this information as I would like to be able to listen to it again in the future. Thanks alot Sincereley Graham Blair

Jeff Woods: Thanks Graham. I hope that we will, one day, be able to begin (again) streaming past Legends programs. It was halted because of the inability to come to a reasonable agreement with the music business (labels)over rights.

Doug Kelsey
RE:A Tribute to Bon Scott of ACDC this weekend
Feb 22 2010 12:42PM
I never got onto-A.C.D.C. until after Bon Scott Died!

johnny d
RE:A Tribute to Bon Scott of ACDC this weekend
Feb 19 2010 4:24PM
He made it a sad birthday for me 30 years ago. What a great story. Looking forward to the report.

Jeff Woods: :)

chase
RE:A Tribute to Bon Scott of ACDC this weekend
Feb 19 2010 1:31PM
Ride On!

jon
RE:A Tribute to Bon Scott of ACDC this weekend
Feb 19 2010 10:16AM
Girls got rhythm... my fav Bon tune. One 20 yr old memory in particular I've attached to this song however, this isn't the time or place to get all xxx ... :) :) ;)

Jeff Woods: will play two from 'Highway' on the show, one from Back in Black, lots of live stuff too. cheer Jon!

debbie m./over 25yrlistner
RE:A Tribute to Bon Scott of ACDC this weekend
Feb 19 2010 8:08AM
Hi Jeff, I think I have said this before here, however Bon Scott was the best miss his singing and down to earth qualities.Brian seems the same on all levels, however Im sorry his voice kills me..Im a voice person and this guy does not do it But love all else about him. R.I.P Bon Scott. cheers

Jeff Woods: Thx Deb. From the last shows through Toronto, I think Brian is a perfect front man for ACDC, a vocalist who really effectively serves the song and the band before himself, realizing that Angus is the big show. Bon was Bon, and he was great, agreed.

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Encore Airing Legends 301:
It's a Long Way to the Top with ACDC - Bon Scott

Week of June 20, 2010
Ozzy Osbourne:
Then and Now

Week of June 27, 2010
Encore Airing Legends 288:
I Wanna Go To New York City Part 1

Week of July 4, 2010
Encore Airing Legends 289:
I Wanna Go To New York City Part 2

Week of July 11, 2010
Encore Airing Legends 269:
The Daniel Lanois Influence Part 1 - U2

Week of July 18, 2010
Encore Airing Legends 270:
The Daniel Lanois Influence Part 2 - Beyond U2

Week of July 25, 2010
Encore Airing Legends 295:
Highlights from Slowhand - Eric Clapton Part 1

Week of Aug 1, 2010
Encore Airing Legends 296:
Highlights from Slowhand - Eric Clapton Part 2

Week of Aug 15, 2010
Encore Airing Legends 252: Rage and Roll - Legendary Acts of Violence in Rock

Week of Aug 22, 2010
Encore Airing Legends 284: Northern Songs - The Beginners Guide to The Beatles Song Publishing Empire


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