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Lindsey Lagestee Wiki – Biography
Lindsey Lagestee, the lead female vocalist of the country music cover band Dixie Crush, died this week of injuries she sustained when struck by a car in Chicago on Valentine’s Day.
Lindsey Lagestee Age
She was 25 years old.
Family and Education
Her Uncle Tony described her best as a supernova. Above and beyond her beautiful voice, Lindsey just had a way of connecting with every audience leaving an indelible impression,” said Dixie Crush, adding that after every show she would come offstage to meet fans, take pictures “and build friendships.”
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She was also a pharmacist and graduated with a doctorate from Midwestern University with a doctor of pharmacy degree, according to her obituary.
Career
Dixie Crush, which bills itself as “the Midwest’s Ultimate Country Party Band,” said Lagestee was a founding member of the group in 2015 and praised her as an “incredible performer, great friend, and the best bandmate.” She died on Monday.
“Above and beyond her beautiful voice, Lindsey just had a way of connecting with every audience leaving an indelible impression,” the band said on Facebook. “Not only would she give an amazing performance, but after every show, Lindsey would come offstage, take time to meet anyone who wanted to say hi, take pictures, and build friendships.”
Dixie Crush said it had played more than 250 shows over the past five years.
“Like a true professional, it made no difference to Lindsey whether we were playing to 40,000 people at Arlington Racecourse, a few thousand people at Parkway Bank Park in Rosemont, a few hundred people at a community festival, or the last 25 patrons at 1:00am at a club, Lindsey cherished every moment on stage and put her heart and soul into every song…every performance,” the group said.
According to its website, the band performs Top 40 hits from country music’s biggest stars.
Death Cause
Lindsey Lagestee, the lead female vocalist of the country music cover band Dixie Crush, died this week of injuries she sustained when struck by a car in Chicago on Valentine’s Day.
Fans and friends of the 25-year-old singer mourned her at funeral services Saturday.
“Our hearts are broken over this senseless tragedy,” Dixie Crush wrote on the band’s Facebook page.
Bandmate Jim Nonneman told Taste of Country, a music publication, that Lagestee was hit by a car while crossing a street on her way to the Firewater Saloon, where the band was set to play on Feb. 14.
She was taken to a hospital and died of her injuries a few days later.