Greg Ham
Men At Work Musician
Dies at age 58
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| 774 ABC Melbourne http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/04/20/3481984.htm?site=melbourne§ion=news |
Greg Ham was found dead in his Melbourne home on Thursday, April 19, 2012.
Member of the Australian band "Men at Work."
Mr. Ham was featured playing the flute in the hit song "Down Under," and played the saxophone in "Who Can It be Now."
Friends said he hadn't been the same since 2010, when a court ruled against his signature flute riff from the song "Down Under." In 2010 Australia's Federal Court ruled band members partly copied the flute riff from the children's folk tune "Kookaburra
Sits in the Old Gum Tree," penned more than 75 years ago.
Men At Work won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1983 before disbanding in 1985.
Thanks to Kenelly Marka for posting to the Rootsweb Ham genealogy email list.
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| Greg Ham, second from left. BBC News Article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17767264 |
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| Greg Ham in "Down Under" video VVN News: http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2012/04/could-down-under-lawsuit-have.html |
Wikipedia
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New York Times article:
You Tube videos
Who Can It be Now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swQi4CAzmrA
Down Under http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhnn6yb4Mmc
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