Traci Lamar

Musician and vocalist, born Traci Olon Hancock in Lubbock, Texas in 1960 to country musicians Tommy Hancock and Charlene Hancock. Traci began her musical career by playing guitar and joined family band The Supernatural Family Band in 1970. The family moved from Lubbock to Questa, New Mexico and Denver, Colorado, settling in Austin, Texas in 1980. Traci adopted Lamar as a stage name. She began playing synthesizer in Denver and accordion in Austin. In 1988, Traci formed the band Texana Dames with her mother Charlene and sister Conni Hancock. Traci died in May 2012 at age 52 in Austin.