Bon Scott Dies After A Night Of Excessive Drinking - Music History - Calendar Event of The Day

 

1980 AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott dies after a night of heavy drinking. The coroner's report lists "acute alcohol poisoning" as the cause of death, classified under "death by misadventure." Read the full story   More Events:   1982 Ozzy Osbourne urinates on a statue near the Alamo, desecrating a Texas landmark.   1996 During Michael Jackson's performance of "Earth Song" at the 1996 BRIT Awards, Jarvis Cocker of the band Pulp jumps on stage and makes demeaning gestures toward Jackson. Cocker says he did it because Jackson was "pretending to be Jesus."   1977 Manfred Mann's Earth Band's cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Blinded By The Light" hits #1 in the US. It is the only Springsteen song ever to top the chart.   See More Events Click here for the previous post