Highway to Hell

Highway to Hell

by Clinton Walker
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 21/03/2023

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Clinton Walker's biography of Bon Scott is the definitive account of the life of the iconic rocker, tracing his musical apprenticeship in bubblegum pop band the Valentines and blues-rockers Fraternity through to joining up with Angus and Malcolm Young in AC/DC, where his racy lyrics, unique vocal style, and sheer charisma helped define a new, highly influential brand of rock and roll. Drawing on many first-person interviews and featuring a gallery of rare images, Clinton Walker traces AC/DC's career through the life of their original front man, from the Scottish roots he shared with the Youngs to small-time gigs to recording studios and international success, right up to Scott's shocking death in 1980, just as the band were getting the worldwide recognition they'd worked for so tirelessly. Wild speculation about how Scott died has surfaced periodically in the intervening years and flared up again recently. For this edition, Clinton Walker re-examines the evidence surrounding Scott’s death, investigates these recurring claims, and concludes that such conspiracy theories have no basis in fact. The result underlines Highway to Hell’s status as the authoritative version of the life—and untimely death—of one of rock’s greatest characters.

ISBN:
9781959163046
9781959163046
Category:
Rock & Pop music
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
21-03-2023
Language:
English
Publisher:
Verse Chorus Press
Clinton Walker

Clinton Walker has been called `our best chronicler of Australian grass-roots culture' by Sydney's Sun-Herald. Born in Bendigo in 1957, he is an art school drop-out and recovering rock critic who has published nine books, and has worked extensively in television as well as journalism.

His previous titles include Buried Country, Inner City Sound, Golden Miles and History is Made at Night and the global best-seller biography of Bon Scott, Highway to Hell. For ABC-TV, he was co-writer of the hit 2001 Oz-rockumentary series Long Way to the Top, and co-presenter of the late-night live music show Studio 22, and producer of their soundtrack albums; he also produced the soundtrack for the film version of Buried Country that he wrote for SBS, and is currently the director of its touring stageshow iteration.

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