Strachan stayed in Frame for about 18 months but left for a career in carpentry and a hobby of surfing in Phillip Island. Strachan had befriended Strauks earlier-he sang with Strauks on the way to parties-and was asked to join Claptrap which was renamed as Frame. Frame also included Pat O'Brien on guitar and Cynthio Ooms on guitar. By 1970 Macainsh was back with Strauks, now on drums, first in Claptrap and by 1971 in Frame which had Graeme "Shirley" Strachan as lead vocalist. Spare Parts was followed by Sound Pump in 1968, Macainsh formed Reuben Tice in Eltham, with Tony Williams on vocals. Greg Macainsh and Imants "Freddie" Strauks both attended Norwood High School in the Melbourne suburb of Ringwood and formed Spare Parts in 1966 with Macainsh on bass guitar and Strauks on lead vocals. In 2011, the Skyhooks album Living in the 70s was added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Sounds of Australia registry. Their original lead singer, Steve Hill, died in October 2005, aged 52, of liver cancer. Lead singer, Strachan died on 29 August 2001, aged 49, in a helicopter crash while solo piloting. In 1992, Skyhooks were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame. With altered line-ups, Skyhooks continued until they disbanded on 8 June 1980 they briefly reformed in 1983, 1984, 19. Strachan had solo releases since 1976 and finally left the band in 1978 and was also a radio and television presenter. Symons left Skyhooks in 1977 and became a radio and television personality.
Their #1 singles were " Horror Movie" (January 1975) and " Jukebox in Siberia" (November 1990). Skyhooks had #1 albums on the Australian Kent Music Report with their 1974 debut, Living in the 70's (for 16 weeks), and its 1975 follow-up, Ego Is Not a Dirty Word (11 weeks). According to music historian, Ian McFarlane " made an enormous impact on Australian social life". Described as a glam rock band, because of flamboyant costumes and make-up, Skyhooks addressed teenage issues including buying drugs ("Carlton (Lygon Street Limbo)"), suburban sex ("Balwyn Calling"), the gay scene ("Toorak Cowboy") and loss of girlfriends ("Somewhere in Sydney") by namechecking Australian locales. They were soon joined by Bob "Bongo" Starkie on guitar and backing vocals, and Red Symons on guitar, vocals and keyboards Graeme "Shirley" Strachan became lead vocalist in March 1974. Skyhooks were an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in March 1973 by mainstays Greg Macainsh on bass guitar and backing vocals, and Imants "Freddie" Strauks on drums.
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