Key takeaways:
- Laura Lynch, founding member of The Chicks, was killed in a car crash in El Paso, Texas on Friday evening.
- The Chicks released a statement expressing their shock and sadness at the news of Lynch’s death.
- In a 1992 interview, Lynch expressed her hope that female harmony would make a big comeback. Her death has been a shock to the music industry.
Founding member of The Chicks, Laura Lynch, was killed in a car crash in El Paso, Texas on Friday evening, according to her cousin Michael Lynch. The Texas Department of Public Safety said Lynch was traveling eastbound on U.S. 62 when another car traveling in the opposite direction attempted to pass a vehicle on a two-way undivided portion of the highway.
The Chicks, formerly known as The Dixie Chicks, released a statement expressing their shock and sadness at the news of Lynch’s death. “We hold a special place in our hearts for the time we spent playing music, laughing and traveling together,” the band wrote. “Laura was a bright light…her infectious energy and humor gave a spark to the early days of our band.”
Lynch founded the band alongside three other women in 1989, including sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer. The group recorded three albums together before Lynch left and was replaced by Natalie Maines, creating the current trio of Maines, Maguire and Strayer.
In a 1992 interview with Entertainment Tonight, Lynch told director Jim Ruddy the band was a group effort and she “hopes female harmony” makes a big comeback. Her death has been a shock to the music industry, and her legacy will live on in the music she helped create.
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