Posted on 12/23/2023 2:32:51 PM PST by fhayek
Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Dixie Chicks, was killed in a head-on crash Saturday in El Paso, Texas, according to TMZ.
The band, which changed its name in 2020 to The Chicks, said it was "shocked and saddened" by her death.
"We hold a special place in our hearts for the time we spent playing music, laughing and traveling together," the band wrote in a statement.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
Then later the country group
Lady Antebellum decided to change
their name to Lady A to be politically
correct. This upset a black blues/funk/
soul/gospel singer Anita White who was known as Lady A for years.
“The term “antebellum” refers to the period of American Southern history before the Civil War, which included slavery.
“—GMA
thanks for this - did not know.
it’s just like Pink Floyd - hate Roger Watters, but not the bandmates who condemned his antisemitism.
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