List of Men at Work band members

Men at Work
Men at Work in 1983
Background information
Origin	St. Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Rock, new wave, pop rock
Years active	1978–1986 1996–2002
Labels	Columbia, Sony

Past members	See: Former members

Men at Work were an Australian pop rock band founded in 1978 in St Kilda, Victoria.^[1]^[2]^[3] The group is best known for several Number 1 singles and albums released between 1981 and 1983.^[1] The following is a complete chronology of the band's member history.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Former members

Colin Hay – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass (1978–1986, 1996–2002; occasional performances until 2012)
Ron Strykert – lead guitar, bass, vocals (1978–1985)
Jerry Speiser – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1979–1984)
Greg Sneddon - keyboards (1979)
Greg Ham – keyboards, vocals, saxophone, harmonica, flute (1979–1985, 1996–2002; occasional performances until 2012; died 2012)
John Rees – bass, backing vocals (1980–1984)
Jeremy Alsop – bass, backing vocals (1985–1986)
James Black – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1985–1986)
Mark Kennedy – drums (1985)
Colin Bayley – guitar, backing vocals (1985–1986)
Chad Wackerman – drums, backing vocals (1985–1986)
Paul Williamson – saxophone, keyboards, backing vocals (1985–1986)
Simon Hosford – guitar, backing vocals (1996–1998, 1999–2001)
Stephen Hadley – bass, backing vocals (1996–1998, 2001)
John Watson – drums (1996–1997)
Tony Floyd – drums (1997–1998, 1999–2000)
Rick Grossman – bass, backing vocals (1998–2000)
James Ryan — guitar, backing vocals (1998–1999)
Peter Maslen – drums (1998–1999)
Rodrigo Aravena – bass, backing vocals (2000–2001)
Heta Moses – drums (2000–2001)
Warren Trout – drums (2001)

Lineups

1978–1979	1979	1979–1980 ("Men at Work" name adopted)	1980–1984 (Classic lineup)
Colin Hay – vocals, guitar Ron Strykert – guitar, vocals	Colin Hay – vocals, guitar Ron Strykert – bass, guitar, vocals Jerry Speiser – drums, vocals Greg Sneddon – keyboards	Colin Hay – vocals, guitar Ron Strykert – bass, guitar, vocals Jerry Speiser – drums, vocals Greg Ham – saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica	Colin Hay – vocals, guitar Ron Strykert – guitar, vocals Jerry Speiser – drums, vocals Greg Ham – saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica John Rees – bass, vocals
1984–1985	1985	1985	1985
Colin Hay –vocals, guitar Ron Strykert – guitar, bass, vocals Greg Ham – saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica	Colin Hay – vocals, guitar Greg Ham – saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica	Colin Hay – vocals, guitar Greg Ham – saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica James Black – guitar, keyboards, vocals Jeremy Alsop – bass, vocals Mark Kennedy – drums	Colin Hay – vocals, guitar Greg Ham – saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica James Black – guitar, keyboards, vocals Colin Bayley – guitar, vocals Jeremy Alsop – bass, vocals Chad Wackerman – drums
1985–1986	1986–1996	1996–1997	1997–1998
Colin Hay – vocals, guitar James Black – guitar, keyboards, vocals Colin Bayley – guitar, vocals Paul Williamson – saxophone, keyboards, vocals Jeremy Alsop – bass, vocals Chad Wackerman – drums	Disbanded	Colin Hay – vocals, guitar Greg Ham – saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica Simon Hosford – guitar, vocals Stephen Hadley – bass, vocals John Watson – drums	Colin Hay – vocals, guitar Greg Ham – saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica Simon Hosford – guitar, vocals Stephen Hadley – bass, vocals Tony Floyd – drums
1998–1999	1999–2000	2000–2001	2001
Colin Hay – vocals, guitar Greg Ham – saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica James Ryan – guitar, vocals Rick Grossman – bass, vocals Peter Maslen – drums	Colin Hay – vocals, guitar Greg Ham – saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica Simon Hosford – guitar, vocals Rick Grossman – bass, vocals Tony Floyd – drums	Colin Hay – vocals, guitar Greg Ham – saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica Simon Hosford – guitar, vocals Rodrigo Aravena – bass, vocals Heta Moses – drums	Colin Hay – vocals, guitar Greg Ham – saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica Simon Hosford – guitar, vocals Stephen Hadley – bass, vocals Warren Trout – drums
2001–2002 (Occasional reunions until 2012)
Colin Hay – vocals, guitar Greg Ham – saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica

References

1 2 3 McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Men at Work'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on May 13, 2003. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
1 2 Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan. "Men at Work". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
1 2 Nimmervoll, Ed. "Men at Work". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

Men at Work

Colin Hay Ron Strykert Jerry Speiser Greg Ham John Rees

Studio albums	Business as Usual Cargo Two Hearts

Live albums	Brazil

Singles	"Who Can It Be Now?" "Down Under" "Be Good Johnny" "High Wire" "Overkill" "It's a Mistake" "Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" "Everything I Need"

Related articles	Discography Members

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