Songwriter behind Bonnie Raitt’s Grammy-winning 1991 hit ‘Something to Talk About,’ Shirley Eikhard handed away at 67 on Thursday at Headwaters Health Care Centre in Orangeville, Ontario as a result of most cancers problems. According to Deadline, a US-based information outlet, Cher, Emmylou Harris, Anne Murray, and Chet Atkins had been among the many artists who lined Eikhard’s tunes along with Raitt.

In 1985, Eikard wrote “Something to Talk About,” though he first had issues getting it recognised for its potential. A variety of years later, Raitt left Eikhard a message on his cellphone stating that she had simply recorded the tune from a demo that Eikhard had acquired. The tune, which spent 20 weeks and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, was the lead single from Raitt’s 1991 album Luck of the Draw. At the 1992 Grammy Awards, Raitt received finest pop vocal efficiency, whereas her album was nominated for report of the 12 months.

Raitt remembered Eikhard on Twitter, saying she was “deeply saddened,” including, “I will be forever grateful for our beautiful connection and friendship.” As per a report by Variety, in 1973 and 1974, Eikhard acquired the very best nation feminine performer Juno Award, together with a number of BMI Awards. In October 2020, she was admitted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. On My Way to You, her most up-to-date album, was launched in 2021.

Her profession spanned 1972 to 2021 and included 18 full-length albums. In addition, Eikhard sang the theme tune for the 2000 movie The Passion of Ayn Rand and the 1976 image The Domino Principle, which was directed by Stanley Kramer and starred Gene Hackman and Candice Bergen.

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