Shirley Matthews

Shirley Matthews was a Canadian pop singer.
Matthews sang in a church choir and at high school dances prior to embarking on a career in music. She worked in a Bell Telephone office while singing nights at the Club Bluenote in Toronto. Her debut single, "Big Town Boy", was a major hit in Canada in 1964, selling over a million copies. She won the RPM [Gold Leaf Award] for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1964. Later singles failed to duplicate "Big Town Boy"'s success.
"Big Town Boy" debuted on 1050 CHUM in Toronto on 2 December 1963, the same day as the Beatles' "She Loves You".
In 1967, she married, taking the name Shirley Vedder, and quit the music industry, eventually becoming the president of a chain of tennis, squash and fitness clubs in Toronto and Markham, Mayfair Clubs.
On January 8, 2013, Matthews died in Toronto, Ontario.