Birth name Laura Caroline Lynch Instruments Vocals, bass, guitar, Associated acts Dixie Chicks Role Musician | Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter Years active 1978–1995 Name Laura Lynch | |
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Born November 18, 1958 (age 66) El Paso, Texas ( 1958-11-18 ) Music group Dixie Chicks (1989 – 1995) Albums Thank Heavens for Dale Evans, Little Ol' Cowgirl, Shouldn't a Told You That Genres Bluegrass, Country, Folk music Record labels Sony Music Entertainment, Columbia Records, Sony BMG Similar People Robin Lynn Macy, Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Adrian Pasdar | ||
Laura Lynch (born (1958-11-18)November 18, 1958) is an American country musician and songwriter, who is best known as a founding member of the country music band the Dixie Chicks.
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Dixie Chicks: Girl I Could Fall For A Boy Like That
Career
Lynch is an acoustic bassist, songwriter and promoter. Lynch toured and played in Japan as a member of a group known as the Texas Rangers.
In Texas, Lynch 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 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. 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 teenage daughter.
In an interview, Lynch said of her departure from the group: "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 14-year-old daughter, and I'm looking forward to spending more time with her."
Lynch is an advocate for the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. She is also currently Executive Vice President of External Affairs with Texas Rare Earth Resources.
Songs
Christmas Swing
I Wasn't Looking For You
Thunderheads
Pink Toenails
I'm Falling Again
There Goes My Dream
I've Only Got Myself to Blame
The Flip Side
She'll Find Better Things to Do
Storm Out on the Sea
A Heart That Can
The Cowboy Lives Forever
Just a Bit Like Me
Irish Medley
Beatin' Around the Bush
Aunt Mattie's Quilt
Standin' By the Bedside
Hallelujah - I Just Love Him So
West Texas Wind
Who Will be the Next One
One Heart Away
A Road Is Just a Road
This Heart of Mine
Whistles and Bells
Brilliancy
Long Roads
Little Ol' Cowgirl
You Send Me
Sometimes
Working Girl
Two of a Kind
Bring It on Home to Me