Editing Bon Scott (section)

===1974–1980: AC/DC===
{{Main|AC/DC#Bon Scott era (1974–1980)}}
[[File:ACDC-Hughes-long ago.jpg|thumb|Bon Scott (centre), performing with AC/DC at the [[Ulster Hall]] in 1979]]
Scott's wife, Irene Thornton, later wrote, "The first time Bon saw AC/DC was in August 1974. They came through Adelaide with the [[Lou Reed]] and [[Stevie Wright]] tour, and played their own show at the Pooraka Hotel{{nbsp}}... The first time I saw AC/DC was at the Pooraka Hotel in September. 'Get up there, Bon,' Vince kept saying. The band didn't have a singer that night; they were playing instrumental versions of old rock 'n' roll standards. The boys ripped through all these classic numbers and then finally, with enough pressure from Vince, Bon climbed onto the stage. I didn't realise that AC/DC had just sacked Dave Evans and they wanted Bon to replace him. Like Bon, the Youngs were Scottish, so there was an instant bond."<ref name=marriage>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/sa-weekend/my-marriage-to-acdc-frontman-bon-scott-and-why-we-split-by-irene-thornton/news-story/c0bab9ac2132231ebfb4cd07495fe161|title="My marriage to AC/DC frontman Bon Scott and why we split, by Irene Thornton" adelaidenow.com.au 20 September 2014|work=adelaidenow }}</ref>

Scott replaced Dave Evans as the lead singer of AC/DC on 24 October 1974,<ref name="bonscott.com.au"/> when it became obvious the band and Evans were heading in different directions, with Evans having personal clashes with band members and management.{{sfn|Stenning|2005|p=34}} Scott's appointment coincided with him working as a chauffeur for the band at the time until an audition promoted him to lead singer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRT4AqM4f-Y&t=21ss |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/CRT4AqM4f-Y| archive-date=12 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Bon Scott Interview Paris 1979 |website=YouTube |date=16 June 2015 |access-date=20 November 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

With the Young brothers as lead and rhythm guitarists, session drummer [[Tony Currenti]] (see [[AC/DC line-ups]]) and George Young as a temporary bassist, AC/DC released ''[[High Voltage (1975 album)|High Voltage]]'', their first LP in Australia, in February 1975.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acdc.com/us/music/high-voltage-0 |title=High Voltage |publisher=acdc.com |access-date=27 February 2014 |archive-date=8 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208160609/http://www.acdc.com/us/music/high-voltage-0 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Within a few months Currenti was replaced by [[Phil Rudd]] and [[Mark Evans (musician)|Mark Evans]] was hired as a permanent bassist, and AC/DC began recording their second album ''[[T.N.T. (album)|T.N.T.]]'', which was released in Australia in December 1975. The first AC/DC album to gain international distribution however was a compilation of tracks from the first two albums, also titled ''[[High Voltage (1976 album)|High Voltage]]'', which was released in May 1976. Another studio album, ''[[Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap]]'', was released in September of the same year, but only in Australia; the international version of the album was released in December with a different track listing. The album was not released in the US until March 1981.

In the following years, AC/DC gained further success with their albums ''[[Let There Be Rock]]'' and ''[[Powerage]]''. The 1978 release of ''Powerage'' marked the debut of bassist [[Cliff Williams]] (who had replaced Mark Evans), and with its harder [[riffs]], followed the blueprint set by ''Let There Be Rock''. Only one single was released from ''Powerage''—"[[Rock 'n' Roll Damnation]]"—which gave AC/DC their highest chart position at the time, reaching #24. An appearance at [[The Apollo, Glasgow]], during the ''Powerage'' tour was recorded and released as ''[[If You Want Blood You've Got It]]''.<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web |url = http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/a/acdc-reissues2.shtml |title = Epic Records AC/DC Re-issues: Second Wave |access-date =7 August 2008 |last = Christopher |first = Michael |date = 30 June 2003 |website=[[PopMatters]] }}</ref>

The band's sixth album, ''[[Highway to Hell]]'', was produced by [[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]] and was released in 1979. It became AC/DC's first LP to break the US top 100, eventually reaching #17, and it propelled AC/DC into the top ranks of hard-rock acts.<ref name="timeline">{{cite web |url = http://www.acdcrocks.com/us/music/releases/albums/highway_to_hell/ |title = Timeline |website = AC/DC official website |access-date = 7 May 2010 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090326004533/http://www.acdcrocks.com/us/music/releases/albums/highway_to_hell/ |archive-date = 26 March 2009 |df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="Bonfire">{{cite book |first = Murray |last = Engleheart |title = AC/DC: Bonfire |publisher=Eastwest Records America |location=New York |year=1997 |oclc=38208634}}</ref>

On 9 February 1980, AC/DC appeared on ''Aplauso TV'' (Spain) where they played "Beating Around the Bush", "[[Girls Got Rhythm]]", and "[[Highway to Hell (song)|Highway to Hell]]"; this would be Bon Scott's last appearance with AC/DC before his death.<ref>{{Citation |title=Tesoros de la tele – Aplauso |date=29 March 2023 |url=https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/tesoros-de-la-tele/aplauso/6841473/ |access-date=14 May 2023 |at=min. 34:00 |language=es}}</ref>