80 Years After Bon Scott’s Birth, Fans Are Discovering Why AC/DC Nearly Overlooked Him at 27
July 21, 2026
Bon Scott would have turned 80 this month, and rock royalty is still celebrating the singer AC/DC nearly rejected as too old.
Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, and Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready were among the musicians honoring Scott on his July 9 birthday, according to Rolling Stone. The tributes reveal why his legacy reaches beyond his gravelly voice: Scott gave AC/DC its personality just as his own career appeared to be running out of road.