Name Shirley Eikhard | ||
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Role Singer · shirleyeikhard.ca Albums The Jazz Sessions, Let Me Down Easy Awards Juno Award for Best Country Female Artist Similar People Randy Bachman, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Mooring, Graham Townsend, Smiley Bates Died 15 December 2022 (aged 67) Orangeville, Ontario, Canada Born 7 November 1955 (age 67) Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada | ||
Shirley eikhard something to talk about
Shirley Rose Eikhard (7 November 1955 – 15 December 2022) was a Canadian singer-songwriter.
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- Shirley eikhard something to talk about
- Shirley Eikhard
- Early life
- Career
- Awards and recognition
- Death
- References
Shirley Eikhard
Early life
Eikhard was born in Sackville, New Brunswick. Her mother, June Eikhard, was a noted Atlantic Canadian fiddler.
Career
At age 13, while living in Oshawa, Eikhard successfully auditioned for the New Songwriters' Workshop at the 1969 Mariposa Folk Festival in Toronto. In 1971, when she was 15, her song "It Takes Time" was recorded by Anne Murray and became a hit in Canada. Eikhard released her debut album the following year.
Her song, "Something to Talk About", was recorded by musician Bonnie Raitt to significant success in the 1990s. Her song "Born with the Hunger" was recorded by Cher for her album Not.com.mercial. She sang the theme song to the movie The Passion of Ayn Rand, "Love Is, Love Is Not". "Lovers Forever", a song she originally wrote with Cher for the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire, is featured on Cher's 2013 studio album Closer to the Truth.
Awards and recognition
Death
Eikhard died of cancer in Orangeville, Ontario on 15 December 2022, at the age of 67.