Bon Scott, former lead singer for AC/DC, was found dead on this day in 1980 from alcohol poisoning. What was the last complete album he recorded with the band?

Answer: Highway to Hell

Here’s the rest of today’s Rock N’ Roll Diary!

• Happy birthday: Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath – the only member who is in every lineup!
• 1972: Paul McCartney’s single “Give Ireland Back to the Irish” was banned in England under a law that prohibits artists from commenting on issues under a crown investigation. The song criticized Britain’s infamous “Sunday Bloody Sunday” killings.
• 1977: Fleetwood Mac released the album Rumors. It yielded four top-10 singles and today is one of the best-selling albums of all time.
• 1980: AC/DC frontman Bon Scott was found dead in London while on tour. He was only 33 and died of alcohol poisoning.
• 1981: “Sub-conscious plagiarism” was the ruling for George Harrison, who was ordered to pay $587,000 for copying parts of the 1963 Chiffons hit “She’s So Fine” in his song “My Sweet Lord.”
• 1991: B.B. King was honored at the New York Hard Rock Cafe with a Lifetime Achievement award presented by Gibson Guitars, the manufacturer of his beloved guitar “Lucille.”
• In the WZLX ticket stash…Bon Jovi played the Centrum in 1993!