ClintonWalker’sbiographyofBonScottisthedefinitiveaccountofthelifeoftheiconicrocker,tracinghismusicalapprenticeshipinbubblegumpopbandtheValentinesandblues-rockersFraternitythroughtojoiningupwithAngusandMalcolmYounginAC/DC,wherehisracylyrics,uniquevocalstyle,andsheercharismahelpeddefineanew,highlyinfluentialbrandofrockandroll.Drawingonmanyfirst-personinterviewsandfeaturingagalleryofrareimages,ClintonWalkertracesAC/DC’scareerthroughthelifeoftheiroriginalfrontman,fromtheScottishrootshesharedwiththeYoungstosmall-timegigstorecordingstudiosandinternationalsuccess,rightuptoScott’sshockingdeathin1980,justasthebandweregettingtheworldwiderecognitionthey’dworkedforsotirelessly.WildspeculationabouthowScottdiedhassurfacedperiodicallyintheinterveningyearsandflaredupagainrecently.Forthisedition,ClintonWalkerre-examinestheevidencesurroundingScott’sdeath,investigatestheserecurringclaims,andconcludesthatsuchconspiracytheorieshavenobasisinfact.TheresultunderlinesHighwaytoHell’sstatusastheauthoritativeversionofthelife--anduntimelydeath--ofoneofrock’sgreatestcharacters.
