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Men At Work

Australian pop rock band founded in 1978 which achieved international success in the 1980s. They are the only Australian artists to reach the Number 1 position in album and singles charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom with Business as Usual and "Down Under". The group won the 1983 Grammy Award for Best New Artist and sold over 30 million albums worldwide. In 2019, [a285083] reformed Men at Work, being the band's first tour since 2002, with brief reunions in 2009. Members have included: [a=Colin Hay] (vocals, rhythm guitar), [a=Ron Strykert] (guitar, vocals, 1978–1985), [a=John Rees (2)] (bass, 1979-1984), [a=Greg Ham] (saxophone, flute, keyboards, 1979–1985, 1996–2002; occasional performances until 2012; died 2012), [a=Jerry Speiser] (drums, 1979-1984).

Members: Steve Hadley, Greg Ham, Colin Hay, Rick Grossman, John Watson, Peter Maslen, Paul Williamson, Tony Floyd, Ron Strykert, Jerry Speiser, Simon Hosford, John Rees (2), Colin Bayley, Heta Moses, Rodrigo Aravena, and Stuart Speed (2)