Dixie Chicks

The Dixie Chicks is a very popular, and sometimes controversial, American all-female country music group, formed in 1989 in Dallas, Texas.

Group history

The original members of the Dixie Chicks were the sisters Martie Erwin and Emily Erwin, Laura Lynch and Robin Lynn Macy. Martie and Emily have married and their names are now Martie Maguire and Emily Robison.

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Martie Erwin - Emily Erwin - Laura Lynch - Robin Lynn Macy

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Robin Lynn Macy left in late 1992, preferring a "purer" bluegrass sound. She joined Sara Hickman and Patty Lege to form the group Domestic Science Club, which issued two albums before disbanding. Macy later founded a group called Big Twang, which cut one CD before its band members went their separate ways.

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1992 - Bluegrass - Sara Hickman - Patty Lege - Domestic Science Club - Big Twang

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Laura Lynch was replaced in 1995 by Natalie Maines, daughter of producer and steel guitar player Lloyd Maines. The new lineup had a massive hit with their album Wide Open Spaces on Sony's Monument label. This was followed by another smash hit CD, Fly.

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1995 - Natalie Maines - Steel guitar - Lloyd Maines - Wide Open Spaces - Sony - Monument - Fly

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As of early 2005 these albums have sold over 12 million and 10 million copies respectively.

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In September 2001 the Dixie Chicks debuted their song "I Believe in Love" on the ' telethon following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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The group was involved in a dispute with their record label for two years, and their next album Home was an independent production, produced by Lloyd Maines and released in 2002 after the Chicks and Sony reconciled their differences. Despite having a "non-commercial" sound –

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unlike the two previous records, Home lacks drums and

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is dominated by very-up-tempo bluegrass and pensive ballads –

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it was also a major success and has sold over 6 million copies

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(which might have been more but for the political controversy to come). Despite (or perhaps because of) the negative publicity, Home dominated the 2003 Grammy Awards, winning four of them, including Best Country Album. Tickets for the associated Top of the World tour often sold out within hours.

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2003 Grammy Awards - Best Country Album

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In September 2005 the Dixie Chicks debuted their song "I Hope" on the ' telethon following Hurricane Katrina.

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