It is an often over-looked fact the the history and success of AC/DC can be closely linked to the country
of Scotland. The founding members of the band Angus and Malcolm were originally born in Glasgow
and lived the early part of their live there until emigrating with their family at an early age.
Bon Scott was also an ex-patriot Scot and was born and brought up in the town of Kirriemuir. At the age
of about 5, Bon's family emigrated to Australia in the hope to find a better standard of living.
In fact the nickname Bon originates from at first being called Bonnie Scotland. Bon thinking this
was too cissy changed the nickname to the shorteened version of Bon.
It is noticable that the band pay homage to the land of their birth by the inclusion of Bagpipes in
the track It's a long way to the top (If you wanna Rock n Roll). The tracks Fling Thing and the Bonny intro
on the live album are also based on the traditional Scottish ballad Loch Lomond.
Tartans of Angus,Mal and Bon
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