{"id":31534,"date":"2012-04-21T09:12:07","date_gmt":"2012-04-21T16:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=31534"},"modified":"2024-05-30T09:46:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T16:46:26","slug":"r-i-p-greg-ham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2012\/r-i-p-greg-ham\/","title":{"rendered":"R.I.P. Greg Ham"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you were alive during the 1980s, and you owned a radio, you likely couldn’t escape the infectious sounds of Australia’s Men At Work<\/em>. The band from Down Under, had a number of chart topping hits in the decade that was known for songs punctuated with saxophone riffs and solos.<\/p>\n

Men At Work<\/em> was no exception to that 80s, pop, saxophone sound. Greg Ham was the multi-instrumentalist who played his Mark VI tenor on some of the band’s biggest hits, including Who Can It Be Now<\/em>\u2014a song that reached the #1 spot in the Billboard<\/em> charts.\u00b9<\/p>\n

Sadly, Greg Ham passed away in his Melbourne home earlier this week at the age of 58. He was found on Thursday by friends, who, after he hadn’t been seen for a few days, went to check on him. Foul play doesn’t appear to be suspected.<\/p>\n

Men At Work’s<\/em> front man, Colin Hay, had this to say about his long-time friend and musical collaborator:<\/p>\n

We played in a band and conquered the world together. I love him very much. He’s a beautiful man. The saxophone solo on ‘Who Can It Be Now’ was the rehearsal take. We kept it, that was the one. He’s here forever.<\/p>\n

Source: CBS News Entertainment<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n