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Ronald Graham Strykert (born 18 August 1957) is an Australian musician. He is best known for playing lead guitar, co-founding and composing songs with the 1980s band Men at Work . Career. Strykert co-founded Men at Work with Colin Hay as an acoustic duo in 1978, regularly performing at the Cricketer's Arms Hotel in Richmond, Victoria. [2] .
Oct 30, 2022 · Ron Strykert By the time Men at Work's third album came around, their guitarist appeared detached from the group. “He [Strykert] was in the band but I don’t think he particularly cared for the...
The nucleus of Men at Work formed in Melbourne around June 1979 with Colin Hay on lead vocals and guitar, Ron Strykert on bass guitar, and Jerry Speiser on drums. They were soon joined by Greg Ham on flute, sax and keyboards, and then John Rees on bass guitar, with Strykert switching to lead guitar. [7]
Sep 10, 2019 · We made a third album and during that record one day Ron [Strykert, guitarist] just said, ‘I’m going home’. And I said, ‘Oh, are you coming back?’. And he said, ‘Nah, I’m not coming back’” Kindred Spirits.
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Nov 21, 2022 · Ron Strykert, guitarist and co-songwriter of Men At Work's hit "Down Under", receives the Billion Award from APRA AMCOS for surpassing one billion streams. The song, released in 1981, topped charts in several countries and faced a copyright battle later.
Nov 9, 1981 · Hay created the band with Ron Strykert on bass guitar and Jerry Speiser on drums after performing as an acoustic duo in 1978–79. Greg Ham on flute, saxophone, and keyboards joined them soon after, as did John Rees on bass guitar, with Strykert returning to lead guitar.
Aug 18, 2017 · A co-writer of Down Under, one of the most iconic songs in Australian history, Ron Strykert’s biggest claim to fame came back to bite him three decades later. Men at Work co-founders Strykert, 60, and Colin Hay were sued for copyright infringement in relation to the band plagiarising parts of 1934 song Kookaburra.
