Colin Hay Biography

Colin James Hay[1][2] (born 29 June 1953) is a Scottish-Australian musician and actor. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist of the band Men at Work and later also as a solo artist. Hay's music has been frequently used by actor and director Zach Braff in his work which helped a career rebirth in the mid-2000s.
n 1978 Hay met Ron Strykert and the men began playing acoustic music as a duo. Hay and Strykert formed the core of the band Men at Work with Hay on vocals guitar and keyboards and Strykert on guitar vocals and bass guitar. Hay and Strykert added Jerry Speiser (drums) John Rees (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Greg Ham (flute saxophone keyboards vocals). The group released their debut album Business as Usual in 1981.
Following the break-up of Men at Work in 1985 Hay released several major label solo albums including Looking for Jack (Columbia) and Wayfaring Sons (MCA) to fluctuating commercial success in 2015 he joined the Last Summer on Earth tour with Violent Femmes and Barenaked Ladies.

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