Born in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern, he was an avid surfer, and his nickname "Shirley" was given to him by his surfer friends because of his long, sunbleached and very curly hair, referring to Shirley Temple.
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A beachside funeral was attended by Strachan's family and friends, including Skyhooks guitarist Red Symons and radio colleague Gary Belcher.
The half-hour show featured former Skyhooks frontman Graeme "Shirley" Strachan and co-host Liz Rule alongside a cast of characters including Norm The Kangaroo, Ol' Possum, Claude The Crow, Stanley The Snake, Greenfinger the Garden Gnome, Yippee the Bunyip, Bartholomew the Sheep and a band of monkeys.
Graeme Souness | Graeme Garden | Gordon Strachan | Graeme Swann | Graeme Hick | Graeme West | Graeme Blundell | Bernadette Strachan | Graeme Storm | Graeme Murty | Graeme Hart | Graeme Fowler | Graeme Connors | Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet | Graeme Smith | Graeme Revell | Graeme Pollock | Graeme Lloyd | Graeme Leung | Graeme Jenkins | Graeme Hughes | Graeme Friedman | Graeme Dott | Graeme Bell | John Strachan | James Graeme | Graeme Wood | Graeme Taylor | Graeme Norgate | Graeme Murphy |