Men at Work flautist Greg Ham found dead at home in Australia
Men At Work’s Greg Ham feared he would be remembered only for the copyright dispute over the flute riff in the 1983 hit Down Under.
The flautist from the Australian band Men at Work, Greg Ham, has been found dead at his home in Melbourne, Australia.
The BBC says that the 58-year-old's body was found by two friends who had were concerned that they had not heard from Ham in some time.
According to 774 ABC Melbourne, the Victorian Homicide Squad is investigating the death and the cause is yet be determined.
"There are a number of unexplained aspects 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 is quoted as saying.
"At this point in time, because of the early stages of our investigation, we're not prepared to go into the exact details of what has occurred."
Ham joined Men at Work in 1979 playing flute, harmonica, saxophone and keyboards. The band achieved international fame in the 80s and their album, Business As Usual, topped the Australian,American and British charts.
However, the Sydney Morning Herald reports that Ham feared he would be remembered only for the copyright dispute over the flute riff in the 1983 hit Down Under.
A court in 2010 found the riff was unmistakably the same as the song Kookaburra, which was written more than 75 years ago for a Girl Guides competition.
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