Sydney (AP) — Greg Ham, a musician with the iconic Australian band Men at Work, was found dead in his Melbourne home on Thursday, Australian reports said. Victoria state police confirmed that the deceased was the 58-year-old resident of the house but did not identify him by name, in keeping with local practice. Ham was 58 and neighbors said he was the lone occupant of the house. Two concerned friends who had not heard from Ham in some time found the body after going to check on him, police said, declining to release any details on how Ham died or if...
- 4/19/2012
- by Kristen Gelineau (AP)
- Hitfix
Men at Work musician Greg Ham died Thursday at his home in Australia, local outlets reported. He was 58, and Australian authorities haven't yet established a cause of death. Ham was best known for playing the flute in the band's big hit "Down Under" and the saxophone solo on "Who Can It Be Now," and he, along with his bandmates, won a Grammy in 1983 for best new artist. More recently, Men at Work was accused of stealing the flute riff from "Down Under" from an Australian campfire song, and in 2010 they were ordered to pay royalty's to the song's original author. Men front man Colin Hay described Ham as "the funniest person I knew," saying in a statement. "We played in a band and conquered the world together."...
- 4/19/2012
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
Greg Ham (above, far left), musician with Australian band Men at Work, was found dead in his Melbourne home Thursday (April 19), according to local police. Two friends of Ham's who had not heard from him in some time found the body after going into the house to check on him. No details have been released yet as to the cause of death.
"There are a number of unexplained aspects to it which has caused our attendance here today, and we're assisting the local detectives to determine what has occurred," Detective Senior Sergeant Shane O'Connell tells reporters.
Ham was a saxophonist, keyboardist, singer and flautist for the band, famously playing the flute solo on the band's 1981 hit "Down Under," which was their single that gave them the honor of being the only Australian artists to ever simultaneously have a #1 album and #1 single in the United States. Ham also played the saxophone...
"There are a number of unexplained aspects to it which has caused our attendance here today, and we're assisting the local detectives to determine what has occurred," Detective Senior Sergeant Shane O'Connell tells reporters.
Ham was a saxophonist, keyboardist, singer and flautist for the band, famously playing the flute solo on the band's 1981 hit "Down Under," which was their single that gave them the honor of being the only Australian artists to ever simultaneously have a #1 album and #1 single in the United States. Ham also played the saxophone...
- 4/19/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Greg Ham might not be a household name, but he has a unique claim to fame: He's responsible for perhaps the most instantly recognizable flute riff in rock history. As a member of the early '80s Australian new wave band Men At Work, Ham stood out most prominently in 1981's No. 1 hit single "Down Under," which features his lively flute-playing in the song's hook. Ham, who was found dead Thursday at his home in Melbourne, was distressed in recent years after a court ruled in 2010 that "Down Under" had lifted "a substantial part" of the ...
- 4/19/2012
- avclub.com
Men at Work band member Greg Ham has died. He was 58 years-old. In Australia, it was reported that police said there were a number of "unexplained issues" with the 58-year-old's death. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Ham's body was found in a front room of his Melbourne home by friends, who let themselves in yesterday after he failed to answer the front door. Men At Work frontman Colin Hay last night spoke of his love for his bandmate, saying they "conquered the world together". "I love him very much. He's a beautiful man," he told the Australian Herald Sun. Ham left the band in 1985. Allegedly he had fallen on hard financial times, according to the...
- 4/19/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Greg Ham, the one-time member of '80s Australian pop group Men at Work, was found dead at his Melbourne home Thursday, according to reports. Details surrounding the circumstances of Ham's death were not released, but police confirm that the 58-year-old's body was discovered by two friends who checked in on him. Det. Senior Sergeant Shane O'Connell told reporters that authorities were still investigating the cause of death. "There are a number of unexplained aspects to it which has caused our attendance here today, and we're assisting the local detectives to determine what has occurred," he said. Ham joined Men at Work in 1979, and the group scored a string of early...
- 4/19/2012
- E! Online
Ham is best known for playing the flute solo on 'Down Under.'
By Gil Kaufman
Greg Ham in 1985
Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Men at Work member Greg Ham, best known for playing the iconic flute solo on the Australian group's 1982 hit "Down Under," was found dead in his Melbourne home on Thursday (April 19) at the age of 58.
According to the Associated Press, in keeping with local customs, Victoria state police would not confirm any details of the death or whether the musician died of suspicious circumstances. His body was discovered after two friends who had not heard from Ham for a while went to check on him.
"There are a number of unexplained aspects to it which has caused our attendance here today, and we're assisting the local detectives to determine what has occurred," Detective Senior Sergeant Shane O'Connell told reporters.
Though Men at Work enjoyed global success...
By Gil Kaufman
Greg Ham in 1985
Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Men at Work member Greg Ham, best known for playing the iconic flute solo on the Australian group's 1982 hit "Down Under," was found dead in his Melbourne home on Thursday (April 19) at the age of 58.
According to the Associated Press, in keeping with local customs, Victoria state police would not confirm any details of the death or whether the musician died of suspicious circumstances. His body was discovered after two friends who had not heard from Ham for a while went to check on him.
"There are a number of unexplained aspects to it which has caused our attendance here today, and we're assisting the local detectives to determine what has occurred," Detective Senior Sergeant Shane O'Connell told reporters.
Though Men at Work enjoyed global success...
- 4/19/2012
- MTV Music News
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