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ON THIS DATE IN 1980 THE AUSTRALIAN ROCKERS, AC/DC RELEASED THEIR FIRST ALBUM WITHOUT LEAD SINGER BON SCOTT WHO DIED 5 MONTHS EARLIER FORM ALCOHOL POISONING…BON’S FATHER ENCOURAGED THE BAND TO CONTINUE ON AFTER HIS SON’S DEATH…AND THE BAND EVEN SELECTED A NEW VOCALIST THAT BON KNEW AND REGARDED HIGHLY, THE ENGLISH MUSICIAN, BRIAN JOHNSON.THE ALBUM RELEASED ON THIS DATE 44 YEARS AGO, BACK IN BLACK, WAS A TRIBUTE TO BON SCOTT, OPEINING WITH THE TOLL OF “HELL’S BELLS” A SOUND THEY GOT FROM A ONE TON BELL THAT THEY TOOK ONTHE ROAD TO PERFORM THE SONG! BUT THE SONG OFF THAT LEGENDARY ALBUM THAT PROVES THEY MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE IN A REPLACEMENT WAS THE TITLE TRACK…BRIAN JOHNSON CHANNELED BON SCOTT AND THE LEGEND CONTINUES TO LIVE ON…CRANK IT UP AND ROCK ON WITH THE ICONIC ROCK BAND, AC/DC…BACK IN BLACK…IT’S ROXY’S ROCK REWIND IN THE FIVE OCLOCK FREAK OUT ON 105.7 THE X