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The Independent
| 1 year ago
The woodwind and keyboard player Greg Ham was responsible for several of the distinctive features that made the Australian group Men At Work such an early Eighties pop sensation. He came up with the infectious saxophone riffs that recur throughout "...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 1 year ago
Anson Cameron April 22, 2012 Opinion Read later Greg Ham (left) with Colin Hay...THE way I imagined it, in the Federal Court a professor of musicology would take the witness stand to explain to us Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree begat Down Under .
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The Courier-Mail
| 1 year ago
Friends of Ham said the musician was devastated by a copyright case that targeted his iconic flute riff in the global hit, Down Under . Ham, 58, was found dead in his Melbourne home last Thursday, with no suspicious circumstances. Friends claim he...
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Tech Dirt
| 1 year ago
Ruling Against Band Blamed from the copyright-victims dept While the iiNet case has been nothing but good news for copyright in Australia over the past few years, at nearly the same time, there's been an important copyright case concerning fair use...
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The Guardian
| 1 year ago
He was a beautiful man' Men at Work's Colin Hay on Greg Ham, pictured right. Photograph: Everett Collection/Rex Feature Police are investigating the death of Men at Work's Greg Ham, whose body was discovered on Thursday at his home in Melbourne,...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 1 year ago
He described the flautist as a "man with a golden heart" and said it would be difficult performing at the Baltimore Soundstage knowing his friend of 40 years had died. "We were here almost 30 years ago to the day...We always loved to play together,"...
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The Australian
| 1 year ago
NO one really got Craigslist woman pregnant in the toilet at a Motorhead/Megadeth concert...MEN At Work bandmate Greg Hay says Ham was immensely frustrated about song dispute before his death. Cannes gold this year with Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 1 year ago
Men At Work flautist Greg Ham struggled to come to terms with the implications of a messy plagiarism case in the months before his death, one of his closest friends has confirmed. Ham's body was found in his home in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton...
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Hollywood Reporter Music
| 1 year ago
PDT 4/19/2012 by Erik Pedersen share Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Men at Work Australian police are investigating the death of the musician who played the famous riffs on the No...Greg Ham , a multi-instrumentalist who was a key member of '80s...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 1 year ago
Ham, who played the famous flute riff on the band's smash hit Down Under, was found dead at his home in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton yesterday. The discovery was made by friends who had become concerned when they could not contact the 58-year-old.
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The Independent
| 1 year ago
So allow me to explain my vote for no change to policy at the April Monetary Policy Committee meetin... There has been widespread discussion as to whether the F1 race in Bahrain should be going ahead this... British adventurer Sarah Outen is...
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LA Times
| 1 year ago
00 pm Multi-instrumentalist Greg Ham, known best for his work in Australian pop band Men at Work, has been found dead in his home near Melbourne, according to numerous reports out of Australia. Ham's body was found by two friends who grew concerned...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 1 year ago
Story continues below Two years on and it seems the musician was still affected by the court decision, which is believed to have had a significant impact on his financial situation...Detective Senior Sergeant Shane O'Connell said there were several...
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Houston Chronicle
| 1 year ago
Men at Work's Greg Ham reported dead Greg Ham, the multi-instrumentalist who provided some of the memorable instrumental embellishments to '80s hitmakers Men at Work's songs has died, according to reports ...Along with singer-songwriter Colin Hay,...
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People
| 1 year ago
He was 58. "Police have established a crime scene, and the local crime investigation unit are attempting to determine cause of death," a spokeswoman for the police told the Herald-Sun after two friends found Ham's body when they went looking for him.
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Stupid Celebrities Gossip
| 1 year ago
April 19, 2012 by Monya Greg Ham, the Australian flute player from the band Men at Work, has been found dead at his home...Two friends went to check on Greg, who had been working as a music teacher in the past several years after not hearing from him...
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The Australian
| 1 year ago
Greg Ham, a key member of the chart-busting Australian band Men At Work. Police said there were a number of "unexplained issues" with the 58-year-old's death, which had last night left Australia's music industry in shock. His body was found in a...
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Fox
| 1 year ago
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...
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Adelaide Now
| 1 year ago
Leave your tributes for Greg Ham in the comments section below MEN at Work frontman Colin Hay has told of his love for bandmate Greg Ham as police investigate the veteran performer's mystery death. Australia's music industry was in shock last night...
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Associated Press
| 1 year ago
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...
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AP Online
| 1 year ago
Reports in Australia say Greg Ham, a musician with the iconic Australian band Men at Work, has been found dead in his Melbourne home.
Victoria state police confirmed Thursday that the deceased was the 58-year-old resident of Ham's house...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 1 year ago
Greg Ham, 58, was the band's flautist, saxophonist and keyboard player. His body was found in a house in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton North when friends went to check on him late this morning. About a dozen officers including forensic specialists...
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BBC
| 1 year ago
Greg Ham, Men At Work flute player, 'found dead' Greg Ham (second left) played the famous flute riff in the hit song Down Under Men At Work flautist Greg Ham has been found dead at his Melbourne home, according to Australian reports. The 58-year-old...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 1 year ago
Wayne Taylor Greg Ham, who was found dead in his Melbourne home today, was the man behind the famous flute riff on Men at Work's global hit Down Under. Men at Work achieved international fame in the 1980s but Ham feared he'd end up being remembered...
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The Courier-Mail
| 1 year ago
Ham, the flautist from iconic Australian band Men At Work, has been found dead at his Melbourne home, according to media reports. The news broke this afternoon, with Derryn Hinch, 3AW and Ben Fordham all reporting the man famous for that Down Under...
