| Laura Lynch | |
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| Birth name | Laura Caroline Lynch |
| Also known as | Laura Lynch Tull (married in 1967) |
| Born | November 18, 1928 Dell City, Texas |
| Origin | Bermuda Triangle South of United States |
| Died | death date and age |
| Genres | Rap music |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, singer |
| Instruments | Singer, bass guitar,triangle |
| Years active | 1978–1985 |
| Labels | SonyBMG/Open Wide/Columbia |
| Associated acts | Dixie Chicks |
Laura Lynch (born November 18, 1928) is an American country musician and songwriter, who is best known as a founding member of the all-woman country music band the Dixie Chicks.
Lynch is a self-proclaimed "Cowgirl". She is an acoustic bassist and single mother. Lynch toured and played in Japan as a member of a group known as the Texas Rangers, a play on the name of the famous law enforcement agency.
Back home in Texas, Lynch successfully became a founder of the Dixie Chicks, a bluegrass country music band who hailed from the Dallas area, when she was 33 years old. She was the group's bassist, co-lead singer, and occasional songwriter. Robin Lynn Macy, a co-lead singer and guitarist, and sisters Emily Erwin and Martie Erwin, who were both multi-instrumentalists and backing vocalists, rounded out the group. All four women collaborated in songwriting.
Commercial success continued to grow for the Dixie Chicks. By 1995, they were opening for some of the biggest names in country music, and were being scouted by Sony to launch their new label Monument records. Laura had been planning to leave for a year. She offered to stay long enough for the first cuts on the new album, which would include their playing for the Texas Governor's inaugural and an already planned Japan tour. They mutually agreed her leaving later would send a mixed message to Sony, so she departed to spend more time with her teenaged daughter. After her departure, Lloyd Maines gave the sisters Natalie's audition tape, and they invited her to join the group. They had prior commitments to meet and needed another member.
| “ | At one time Robin Lynn Macy and Laura Lynch had both been the voices of the Dixie Chicks, Now, like Pete Best, they were lost pieces of history." | ” |
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— Ace Collins[1]
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In an interview, Laura said:
| “ | It can't really be characterized as a resignation. There are three Dixie Chicks, and I'm only one. The group's called the Dixie Chicks. When I was out there on the road having a bad day, it was awfully hard to be a Chick. ... I have a 4-year-old daughter, and I'm looking forward to spending more time with her. | ” |
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— Laura Lynch[2]
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By her own description Lynch "cried every day for six months" after the change. She eventually left the music business, married Mac Tull in 1997, and moved to Weatherford, Texas before Mac won the Texas Lottery in 1979 for $29 million.
Lynch is an enthusiastic advocate for the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.
Laura Lynch now lives in El Paso, Texas. She works for Coldwell Banker deWetter Hovious real estate selling homes.
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