Shirl
The Life of Legendary Larrikin Graeme 'Shirley' Strachan
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Chippie, surfie, glam rocker in bib ‘n’ braces, kids show host, breakfast DJ and straight-talking superstar, Graeme Ronald Strachan was many things to many people. But he was always ‘Shirley’, from the time his teenage surfie mates re-christened him to the day he died in a helicopter crash in 2001, aged 49. In the 1970s, out front of trailblazing Melbourne rockers Skyhooks, Shirley was the voice and face of such massive hits as ‘Horror Movie’ and ‘Ego is Not a Dirty Word’, as well as his breakout solo smash, the ballad ‘Every Little Bit Hurts’. When his desire for the rock and roll spotlight faded, Shirley moved into other, equally successful ventures: host of the long-running children’s show Shirl’s Neighbourhood, presenter on home reno program Our House, and Brisbane breakfast DJ. Written with the support of his widow Sue Strachan, Skyhooks bandmate Greg Macainsh, and others, Shirl is the first biography of a cut-the-crap, b******t-free Aussie original, a renaissance man who during his short life enjoyed several hugely successful careers (and a few laughs along the way).
Customer Reviews
Shirl Jeff Apter
What a brilliant story of the life of the late Shirley Strachan.
Shirl - Jeff Apter
I was so looking forward to reading this book, I grew up in the height of Hooksmania in the 70"s .
I also seen the boys play on the Ego is not a dirty word"tour with support from Ol"55 @ White Hills Technical School in Bendigo in 1976 . As well the reunion gigs throughout the 80"s.
I was so disappointed at which Jeff seemed to gloss over the band during the height of skyhooks. Either that or this book maybe for the casual fan as the die hards would know this information already .i found this book very hard going and thought it was a rush to dead line from publisher kinda of read ..
One star only