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Aug 15 2010

2010 VPAC Concert Series by Colin Hay

Published by Debbie at 11:39 pm under entertainment, music

Welcome to the 2010 VPAC Underground Sound Concert Series by Colin Hay to be held on October 14, 2010 from 7:30 PM at Vilar Performing Arts Center, Colorado.

About Colin Hay:

Men at Work made him famous, “Scrubs’’ gave his solo music and acting careers a boost, and his newest release, “American Sunshine’’, sheds light on his musings about the American dream.In 1967, Colin Hay was 14 years old, traveling by ship through the Suez Canal from Scotland to Australia. He played some acoustic guitar, sang a song, and told some stories. He did that then, and he does that now.

This is the thread that runs through all his work for the last 25 years from the multi-platinum award-winning Men At Work, to the beloved solo acoustic release “Going Somewhere”, and the recently released CD. Transporting when he sings, hilarious when he talks, he expresses what we all share - the peaks and valleys of our lives. As the singer, guitarist, and main songwriter of Australia’s Men at Work, Colin Hay was responsible for penning several of the quirkiest pop hits of the early ’80s. In 1982, Men at Work issued their debut full-length, “Business as Usual”, earning comparisons to then-reigning chart kings The Police.

Men at Work quickly became MTV favorites. Since he was the group’s main singer and songwriter, Hay quickly became the focal point of the band, as such humorous videos for “Who Can It Be Now” and “Down Under” pushed the debut album to the top of the U.S. charts, making Men at Work an overnight sensation. Hay embarked on a solo career, debuting in 1987 with Looking for Jack, the title of which supposedly referred to a brief encounter Hay had with actor Jack Nicholson. The same decade, Hay also launched his own record label, Lazy Eye Records, and sporadically acted in cult movies and TV shows, including parts on such series as JAG, The Larry Sanders Show, and The Mick Molloy Show, among others.