Singer and bassist Laura Lynch, founder of the country band Dixie Chicks, died on Friday (22/12) in a car accident in Texas, United States. According to the police, another vehicle collided with the car driven by the 64-year-old artist.
He was no longer part of the group, which changed its name in 2020 to The Chicks. The band’s current members mourned Lynch’s death on social media. “We have a special place in our hearts for the time we spent playing, laughing and traveling together. Laura was a shining light,” the group wrote on social media.
Laura Lynch founded the Dixie Chicks in 1989, along with Robyn Lynn Macy and sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer. She shared vocals with the group from the beginning, but she only became the lead singer with Macy’s departure in 1992, when the original quartet became a trio. Eventually, the bassist also left the band after the release of three albums, “Thanks Heavens for Dale Evans” (1990), “Little Ol’ Cowgirl” (1992) and “Shouldn’t a Told You That” (1993) . In 1995, she was replaced by Natalie Maines, daughter of guitarist Lloyd Maines, and the band finally broke through with a more pop approach, which brought them commercial success.
The Dixie Chicks changed their name in 2020 following anti-racism protests, which took over the United States during the Black Lives Matter movement. They chose to eliminate the term “Dixie”, an expression from the American South that refers to the Confederate movement – which declared war on the Union to maintain slavery in the country.
Source: Terra
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