Shirley Eikhard | |
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 Eikhard in 1973 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Shirley Rose Eikhard |
| Born | 7 November 1955 Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | 15 December 2022 (aged 67) Orangeville, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Country, pop, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1968–2022 |
Shirley Rose Eikhard (7 November 1955 – 15 December 2022) was a Canadian singer-songwriter.[1] Although moderately successful in Canada as a performer in her own right, she had her greatest Canadian and international success as a songwriter for other artists, most notably as the writer of Bonnie Raitt's 1991 hit "Something to Talk About".[2]
- ^ Salem Alaton, "Eikhard manages to shine for sparse Forum crowd". The Globe and Mail, 9 June 1981.
- ^ David Friend, "Canadian songwriter Shirley Eikhard, who penned ‘Something to Talk About,’ dies at 67". Toronto Star, 15 December 2022.