RONALD Belford Scott, had he lived, would have celebrated his 66th birthday today. Never heard of him?

Perhaps Scott and the world of rock'n'roll were fortunate there was already another child named Ronald in his class when he turned up at Sunshine Primary School in 1952. It was decided that the new Ronald, having arrived fresh from bonny Scotland to the working-class suburb in Melbourne's west, should be dubbed Bon. And so was created what would become one of the most memorable names in rock music. Bon Scott, wild man and lead singer of AC/DC. Dead, on February 19, 1980, aged 33.

Bon Scott on stage in an AC/DC concert and (circled) as a pupil at Sunshine Primary School.

His raunchy, high-volume performances won him plenty of accolades.

But even at the height of his fame, Bon Scott could hardly have imagined that 32 years after his death he would star in an international arts exhibition. AC/DC: Australia's Family Jewels, assembled by the Victorian Arts Centre, has been dragging in crowds in Seattle, Washington State, since it opened in May.