10 Rock Music Bands That Replaced Their Singer

From the first note that they hit on their first record, every member of AC/DC had the spirit of rock and roll flowing through their veins. This was the kind of music that took the sounds of older acts like Chuck Berry and piled on even more attitude, as Angus and Malcolm Young helped write the anthems for what this genre could stand for. It looked like Bon Scott was going to be the one to take them to the next level, until one evening where everything came to a halt.

After a night of heavy drinking, Bon was found dead in a car of alcohol poisoning, having asphyxiated through the night. This wasn't just a hired hand for AC/DC either, with Bon's raw delivery and songs about rock and roll excess being the cornerstone of almost every one of their songs. Once they had to bury their musical brother, Angus and Malcolm had one mission in mind: under no circumstances were they going to be spending the next years moping.

Going right back into the studio with vocalist Brian Johnson, AC/DC sculpted Back in Black as a tribute to their fallen brother, with songs that still remain classics of rock and roll like the title track and Hells Bells. Bon may not be here to see where his band would have gone, but his spirit lives on whenever they blast through songs like TNT and Whole Lotta Rosie during the set.