Laura Lynch, a founding member of the Dixie Chicks, has died. She was 65.
Lynch died in a automotive crash in West Texas on Friday night, her cousin Michael Lynch advised CBS Information.
Bass participant Lynch based the Dixie Chicks — now formally referred to as the Chicks — with Robin Lynn Macy and sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer (née Erwin) in 1989. Lynch and Macy shared lead vocal duties till Macy’s departure in 1993.
The group recorded three albums collectively: “Thank Heavens for Dale Evans” (1990), “Little Ol’ Cowgirl” (1992) and “Shouldn’t a Advised You That” (1993), for which Lynch lined all lead vocals. Lynch finally left and was changed by Natalie Maines.
In June 2020, the nation music band shortened its title to “the Chicks” in response to public discussions in regards to the appropriateness of the time period “Dixie,” which has typically been related to the slavery period.
Chicks members Maines, Strayer and Maguire issued a joint assertion on Lynch’s demise: “We’re shocked and saddened to study of the passing of Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Chicks. We maintain a particular place in our hearts for the time we spent enjoying music, laughing and touring collectively. Laura was a shiny gentle…her infectious power and humor gave a spark to the early days of our band. Laura had a present for design, a love of all issues Texas and was instrumental within the early success of the band. Her simple abilities helped propel us past busking on avenue corners to phases all throughout Texas and the mid-West.”
(Pictured: Laura Lynch, middle)
