Lynn Blakey, one of the most beloved singers North Carolina ever produced, died February 6 at UNC-Chapel Hill Hospital. The cause of death was complications of metastatic cancer, and her husband of 19 years, Ecki Heins, was with her at the end. She was 63.
Among many other things, Blakey was one of the most wonderful characters this or any other musical community ever produced. She was, in the words of her Tres Chicas bandmate Sara Bell, “like everybody’s cool older sister.”
“We all thought we’d have a lot more time with her,” Bell said…