Dixie Chicks Co-founder Laura Lynch Killed in Car Crash
- “Her infectious energy and humor gave a spark to the early days of our band,” the Chicks said
Laura Lynch, the singer and bassist who co-founded the band then known as the Dixie Chicks, has died, the group said.
Lynch, 65, was killed in a head-on crash Dec. 22, Texas television station WFAA reported.
“We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Laura Lynch, a founding member of the Chicks,” the band said in a statement.
“We hold a special place in our hearts for the time we spent playing music, laughing and traveling together. Laura was a bright light - her infectious energy and humor gave a spark to the early days of our band.”
As a member of the Dixie Chicks, Lynch, along with Robin Lynn Macy and sisters Martie and Emily Erwin - now Maguire and Strayer, respectively - recorded 1990’s Thank Heavens for Dale Evans and 1992’s Little Ol’ Cowgirl. Macy departed and the trio put out Shouldn’t a Told You That in 1993 before Lynch, too, decamped and was replaced by Natalie Maines.
“Laura … was instrumental in the early success of the band,” the Chicks said. “Her undeniable talents helped propel us beyond busking on street corners to stages all across Texas and the Midwest.”
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