Shirley Eikhard dead: Something To Talk About Singer Dies at 67

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Selina shamp | In Career , Death

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Shirley Eikhard died on December 15, 2022, Thursday in Orangeville, Ontario.
The late Canadian singer-songwriter was suffering complications from cancer in her last days.
Tributes are flowing into the blue-rock hit Something To Talk About composer Eikhard.

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RIP! Shirley Eikhard dead at 67

Shirley Eikhard died after losing a cancer battle on Thursday at Headwaters Health Care Centre in Orangeville, Ontario. Her death reason is cited to be the complications from cancer as revealed by publicist Eric Alper.

Shirley Eikhard, the Canadian singer-songwriter who was inducted into the Canadian Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in October 2020 is gone. Recalling her great work, she had written famous songs for Cher, Emmylou Harris, Anne Murray, Chet Atkins, and Bonnie Raitt.

Among all of her songs, Bonnie Raitt‘s Grammy-winning 1991 hit “Something to Talk About” is something that reminds her. For this song written in 1985, she has approached many singers only to get declined. Until one day Bonnie showed up an interest to record this song.

Coming on the achievements of Eikhard, she earned Juno Awards in 1973 and 1974 for a best country female artist. She released a recent album 2021’s On My Way to You just before her death.

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Celebrities led Tribute to late singer Eikhard

Bonnie Raitt honored her songwriter who led ger achieve huge success in her early career through the song Something to Talk About tweeting,

I’m deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my friend Shirley Eikhard, the wonderful Canadian singer/songwriter who wrote my hit song, “Something to Talk About.” My condolences go out to her family and friends.

Bonnie Raitt also in another Twitter post wrote,

You can read about her life and music here. Another one, gone too soon. I will be forever grateful for our beautiful connection and friendship. — Bonnie

David Gogo Blues then tweeted about the passing of Shirley and his inspiration to write songs,

Sorry to hear that Shirley Eikhard has passed . When I was 21 I met with her to try and write a song, something that was fairly new to me. After a while we realized that we weren’t going to catch a fish, but she was lovely, and it was another chapter in my musical education.

Craig Braid confirming the death news of the Canadian singer-songwriter wrote,

Shirley Eikhard has died. Born in Sackville, NB, she wrote It Takes Time at 15, which Anne Murray recorded She wrote Something To Talk About, a massive hit for Bonnie Raitt. She released 17 albums in her career A 2-time Juno winner, she is in the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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