RIP: Laura Lynch, founding member of The Dixie Chicks

[thewayne]

She died from injuries sustained in a car accident outside of El Paso, TX. She was 65.

The band was initially formed as a quartet, subsequent changes saw it change to a trio, Lynch leaving, and the ultimate name change to The Chicks. Lynch was co-lead vocalist, then lead vocalist, before leaving the band almost 25 years ago.

This Variety article is a very nice tribute and information source:
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/laura-lynch-dead-dixie-chicks-1235850102/

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/laura-lynch-founding-member-dixie-chicks-dead-obituary-1234935667/

https://www.avclub.com/r-i-p-laura-lynch-founding-member-of-the-chicks-1851122196

Comments

[weofodthignen]

Laura Lynch (musician) on Wikipedia has always been a redirect to the band. Anybody up for expanding it into a biography? This in Variety goes beyond most of the coverage and would be citable along with Rolling Stone.

[thewayne]

Thank you for the Variety article, very good resource!

[disneydream06]

I didn't realize there had been other members.
RIP Ms. Lynch.
Hugs, Jon

[thewayne]

Apparently so.  I didn't realize they'd been around so long, but it's more a matter of time passing by without major markers to reference.  I didn't know they'd been more than a trio, but I don't follow C&W closely, not my thang.

[disneydream06]

Same here, I mostly stopped listening to C&W music after the 70s. :o

[silveradept]

While I have listened to some of The Chicks, mostly before they were known as such, I hadn't realized they started as a quartet before becoming a trio. It sounds like the situation of being pushed out of the group was not terrible for Mrs. Lynch, at least. Still, 65 is a young age.