Shirley Eikhard

Canadian singer-songwriter Shirley Eikhard, whose song “Something To Talk About” earned Bonnie Raitt a Grammy, died Thursday. She was 67.

“She was incredibly well-read on many subjects, and had a wicked sense of humour,” it reads. It was also sung by Will Ferrell in his 2008 comedy Step Brothers and was used in the film Something to Talk About starring Julia Roberts. “We just hadn't finished knowing you,” the statement continued. Raitt put the song on her album Luck of the Draw and it was a Top 5 hit in the U.S. It was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2020. "Six years go by I come home on a winter's night ...

In 1970, famed country singer Chet Atkins recorded her song “Pickin' My Way” and used it as the title track for his 41st studio album. Eikhard released her self ...

In 2020, “Something to Talk About” was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. Her biggest hit remains Raitt’s “Something to Talk About,” which appeared on the 1991 album Luck of the Draw. In 1970, famed country singer Chet Atkins recorded her song “Pickin’ My Way” and used it as the title track for his 41st studio album.

Several songs of Eikhard's would go on to be covered by popular musicians, most notably Bonnie Raitt and Cher. The singer-songwriter struck gold after penning “ ...

The musician passed away at the Orangeville Hospital in Shirley Eikhard, songwriter of Bonnie Raitt‘s 1991 hit “Something to Talk About,” has died at 67, her publicist announced on Thursday (Dec. For Cher, Eikhard’s track “Born With the Hunger” would be rerecorded and released for the singer’s 2000 album Not Commercial. [Billboard Hot 100](https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100) hit, peaking at No. The musician passed away at the Orangeville Hospital in Ontario, Canada, surrounded by family. Raitt released the song as the first single from her 1991 album, Luck of the Draw.