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Dixie Chicks founding member dies in accident

Sunday, December 24, 2023 – Laura Lynch, a founding member and one-time lead vocalist of the Dixie Chicks, was killed in a car accident on Friday in Texas at the age of 65.

Reports said that a pick-up truck veered into Lynch's lane, colliding with her truck and killing her at the scene, which was about 70 miles east of El Paso.

Lynch, a bassist, helped form the Dixie Chicks, now called The Chicks, in Texas with sisters Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire and Robin Lynn Macy.

The trio had a traditioinal country sound, releasing two albums, "Thank Heavens for Dale Evans" in 1990 and "Little Ol' Cowgirl" in 1992.

Macy left the group in 1992. Shortly thereafter, the Dixie Chicks were starting to pick up steam.

But Lynch would leave the group by 1995, replaced by Natalie Maines.

In 1 998 interview with Country Standard Time, Maguire said the band always had a career direction, which seemed to lead to the exit of Lynch.

"We had been paying dues for a long time," Maguire said. "When we're on the road, we were gone for (a few) months. She had a teenage daughter (and said) 'I'm not willing to be out here paying dues and be on the road for another five years.' We are. She was ready to pass the baton on."

Lynch later was a public relations officer with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

On social platform X, The Chicks wrote, "Laura was a bright light...her infectious energy and humor gave a spark to the early days of our band. Laura had a gift for design, a love of all things Texas and was instrumental in the early success of the band."

"Her undeniable talents helped propel us beyond busking on street corners to stages all across Texas and the mid-West. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones at this sad time." Seidel says the band always had a career direction, which seemed to lead to the exit of former lead singer Laura Lynch after the third disc. "We had been paying dues for a long time," Erwin says. "When we're on the road, we were gone for (a few) months. She had a teenage daughter (and said) 'I'm not willing to be out here paying dues and be on the road for another five years.' We are. She was ready to pass the baton on."


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