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Alternative title: Shirl : The Life and Times of a Legendary Larrikin
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Shirl: The Life of Legendary Larrikin Graeme 'Shirley' Strachan
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'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, bullshit-free Aussie original, a renaissance man who during his short life enjoyed several hugely successful careers (and a few laughs along the way).' (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • South Yarra, South Yarra - Glen Iris area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Hardie Grant Books , 2012 .
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      Extent: xvi, 240 p., [16] p. of platesp.
      Description: ill. (some col.), ports
      ISBN: 9781742702605

Works about this Work

Ego Not a Dirty Word for Skyhooks Star Alistair Jones , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 August 2012; (p. 21)

— Review of Shirl: The Life of Legendary Larrikin Graeme 'Shirley' Strachan Jeff Apter , 2012 single work biography
Melbourne by the Book John Bailey , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 12 August 2012; (p. 8-9)
Money, Not Ego was a Dirty Word Steve Dow , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 29 July 2012; (p. 14)

— Review of Shirl: The Life of Legendary Larrikin Graeme 'Shirley' Strachan Jeff Apter , 2012 single work biography
Money, Not Ego was a Dirty Word Steve Dow , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 29 July 2012; (p. 14)

— Review of Shirl: The Life of Legendary Larrikin Graeme 'Shirley' Strachan Jeff Apter , 2012 single work biography
Ego Not a Dirty Word for Skyhooks Star Alistair Jones , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 August 2012; (p. 21)

— Review of Shirl: The Life of Legendary Larrikin Graeme 'Shirley' Strachan Jeff Apter , 2012 single work biography
Melbourne by the Book John Bailey , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 12 August 2012; (p. 8-9)
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