<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4M55Xi_0qOiQrPE00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4M55Xi_0qOiQrPE00" width="1800" height="1190" ><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-line-height-copy lrv-a-font-body-l"> Laura Lynch, a founding member of the Dixie Chicks (now the Chicks) who played on the country act’s first three albums, has died at the age of 65. </p><p class="pmc-newsbreak-related-link"><strong><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/torben-ulrich-lars-ulrich-metallica-dead-obituary-1234934184/" rel="nofollow"> Torben Ulrich, Beloved Father of Metallica's Lars Ulrich, Dead at 95 </a></strong></p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-line-height-copy lrv-a-font-body-l"> Lynch died following injuries sustained in a car accident on a highway outside of El Paso, Texas, <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/12/23/founding-original-dixie-chicks-member-laura-lynch-dead-dies-car-crash/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> TMZ first reported </a> and the Texas Department of Public Safety later <a href="https://www.ktsm.com/local/fort-worth-woman-killed-in-head-on-crash-in-hudspeth-county/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> confirmed </a> . Lynch’s former Chicks bandmates also confirmed Lynch’s death in a statement on social media. </p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-line-height-copy lrv-a-font-body-l"> “We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Chicks,” Emily Strayer, Martie Maguire, and Natalie Maines wrote in their tribute to Lynch. </p><figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1Nc5WrSPO4/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> View this post on Instagram </a><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1Nc5WrSPO4/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> A post shared by The Chicks (@thechicks) </a></p></blockquote></figure><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-line-height-copy lrv-a-font-body-l"> “We hold a special place in our hearts for the time we spent playing music, laughing and traveling together. Laura was a bright light…her infectious energy and humor gave a spark to the early days of our band.&nbsp;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.” </p><p class="pmc-newsbreak-related-link"><strong><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/outrageous-cancel-culture-comedy-kliph-nesteroff-1234889984/" rel="nofollow"> 'The Idea You Can't Joke About Anything Anymore Is F-cking Ridiculous' </a></strong></p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-line-height-copy lrv-a-font-body-l"> Lynch, along with Robin Lynn Macy and sisters Martie and Emily Erwin (now Maguire and Strayer), co-founded the Dixie Chicks in the late-Eighties, with Lynch serving as upright bassist and co-lead vocalist. That quartet released two albums together — 1990’s <em> Thank Heavens for Dale Evans </em> and 1992’s <em> Little Ol’ Cowgirl </em> — before Macy departed the band, leaving them a trio. </p><figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube"><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oGtmKSfh0J8?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div></div></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-line-height-copy lrv-a-font-body-l"> As a three-piece, the Dixie Chicks with Lynch recorded one more album, 1993’s <em> Shouldn’t a Told You That </em> . That LP featured the work of steel guitarist Lloyd Maines, who introduced the Erwin sisters to his daughter Natalie, who ultimately replaced Lynch in the trio. Five years later, the then-Dixie Chicks would release their breakout 1998 album <em> Wide Open Spaces </em> . </p><p class="pmc-newsbreak-related-link"><strong><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/amp-fiddler-p-funk-j-dilla-dead-1234931725/" rel="nofollow"> Amp Fiddler, a Prolific Fixture of Detroit Music, Dead at 65 </a></strong></p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div></body>

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Laura Lynch, a  founding member of the Dixie Chicks (now the Chicks) who played on the country act’s first three albums, has died at the age of 65.Torben Ulrich, Beloved Father of Metallica's Lars Ulrich, Dead at 95




	Lynch died following injuries sustained in a car accident on a highway outside of El Paso, Texas, TMZ first reported and the Texas Department of Public Safety later confirmed. Lynch’s former Chicks bandmates also confirmed Lynch’s death in a statement on social media.




	“We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Chicks,” Emily...