Richard Lynch (musician)
Richard Lynch (born December 5, 1962 in Lebanon, Ohio) is an American country music singer/songwriter with a successful career that has lasted over three decades. Lynch’s highest-charting single “A Better Place” topped the New Music Weekly AM/FM country chart, the IndieWorld Country Record Report and spent 32 weeks on top of the Roots Music Report True Country chart. Lynch is a member of the Independent Country Music Hall of Fame. Life and career. Lynch was born in Lebanon, Ohio and raised on a 110 acre farm that his family operated. From his father  Woody Lynch, an established local musician, Richard inherited the love for country music and lifestyle. At the age of 13 Richard picked up the guitar and learned to play. By the age of 15 he got his first gig at a wedding reception. At the age of 18 he organized his own band (the Renegade Band later renamed the Richard Lynch Band) and has been successfully recording and touring ever since. Lynch refers to his music as "pure country, showcasing elements of western swing, honky tonk and outlaw country". His style is influenced by classic American country artists like Keith  Whitley, Conway Twitty and George Strait. In January 2017 Lynch collaborated with Ronnie McDowell on a military tribute duet "Love Tattoo". On April 1, 2017 Lynch's third studio album "Mending Fences" was released via an independent record label, Fence Row Records The album features a duet with a bluegrass singer Rhonda Vincent. Lynch co-hosts “Traditionally Lynch” show on Renegade Radio Nashville. Lynch is also an accomplished designer and builder of barns. He resides in Waynesville, Ohio with his wife Donna.