Episode 46-Bon Scott — “Misadventure, Midnight, and the Birth of Back in Black”

Before there was a verdict, there was a voice. We trace Bon Scott from Scotland to Australia to the front of AC/DC—how his grin, pen, and sandpaper howl turned a hard-touring bar band into a global machine through High Voltage, Let There Be Rock, Powerage, and the breakthrough Highway to Hell. Then London, February 1980: a night out ending in a small car on Overhill Road, a hospital pronouncement, and a coroner’s verdict—acute alcohol poisoning, death by misadventure. We rebuild the last hours through Alistair Kinnear’s account, explain what “misadventure” actually means in a U.K. inquest, and test the popular theories—aspiration and cold exposure vs. more speculative claims—against the public record. Finally, we sit with the aftermath: Brian Johnson’s arrival, a black-covered memorial that became one of history’s best-selling albums, and why Bon’s death still invites arguments long after the file says “case closed.” No theatrics—just the difference between legend and what the paperwork will hold.

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