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Thread #121812 Message #3340696
Posted By: GUEST,Gerry
20-Apr-12 - 01:30 AM
Thread Name: Kookaburra vs Down Under?
Subject: RE: Kookaburra vs Down Under?
Greg Ham, who played the disputed flute piece, just died. A few quotes from http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-20/greg-ham27s-death-not-suspicious-says-police/3962628:
The cause of death is yet to be determined but police say there are no suspicious circumstances at this stage.
This morning Men At Work frontman Colin Hay told ABC Local Radio that Ham had been "hit very hard" by a court's ruling that the band plagiarised the distinctive flute riff in their worldwide hit Down Under.
Friend and local pharmacist David Nolte, who discovered his body, says Ham felt responsible for the copyright controversy.
"He was a very sensitive person. It really cut him apart," he said.