Tracey Leigh Crossett Will Be Missed

Dear Editor,
   Thank you for acknowledging the passing of Tracey Leigh Crossett, 17-year-old singer and bass player for the Quicks (formerly Catscratch) ["TCB," Music, April 16]. This tragic event has shocked all of us, totally. I had only gone to hear the band play once a couple of years ago, and was impressed with the musicianship of the girls. Yesterday, her father played a recent recording of some songs for me, and I was blown away. Like Lia's (the drummer) dad said at the funeral service, the music was so good! Tracey's voice exuded velvety smooth confidence in the recording that reminded me of Chrissie Hynde's ability to inspire goose bumps. Her voice had the kind of force that pushes its way past the diaphragm on its way from someplace deeper, the kind that doesn't require volume or gimmick but that presses forward so you can hear it with your skin. I heard it in her father's car yesterday, and he was so proud. And we're all so sad.