Bigtime Rock Bands That Continued After Death of Lead Singer

Rock fans are deeply saddened when the lead singer of one of their favorite bands dies....what comes next? Can the band go on? Is it even worth it? Ten bands that have defied the odds by bringing in another singer to continue when a mercurial frontman (in this case, theses are all guys) passes away.....include, of course, AC/DC, who lost Bon Scott after a drinking binge in February of 1980--the band held auditions and chose Brian Johnson, one of the most successful rock band singer replacements ever. Then there's Queen, with the death of Freddie Mercury in 1991, touring with guest singers for a while, then spending an extended period with Paul Rodgers, before settling in with American Idol's Adam Lambert....there's, of course, Lynyrd Skynyrd being able to carry on with Johnny Van Zandt as singer following the death of older brother Ronnie in the infamous plane crash of 1977...here's more about all those bands, plus the replacement stories of the Doors, Stone Temple Pilots, Alice in Chains, Thin Lizzy, and others: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bands-continued-after-lead-singer-death/