The Dixie Chicks is an
American country music band.
The band was formed by Laura
Lynch on upright bass,
guitarist Robin Lynn Macy, and
the multi-instrumentalist
sisters Martie and Emily Erwin
in 1989 in Dallas, Texas. The
band consist of Martie
Maguire, Emily Robison and
lead singer Natalie Maines. It
was originally composed of
four women which perform
bluegrass and country music.
They having tour in the
bluegrass festival circuits
and small venues for six years
without attracting a major
label. After the leaving of
one of the band member, the
substitute of their lead
singer and a change in their
range, the Dixie Chicks gained
impressive success in country
music and pop, which begin in
1998 with hit songs like
Cowboy Take Me Away", and
"Long Time Gone", "Wide Open
Spaces". The group also became
known for their strong spirit
and contentious comments on
subjects such as war and
politics.
In 2003, ten days before
invasion in Iraq, during a
London concert , lead vocalist
Maines said, "we don't want
this war, this violence, and
we're ashamed that the
President of the United States
is George W. Bush and he is
from Texas where the Dixie
Chicks' home state is. The
statement led to anger to some
people, who assume it as
barbaric and unpatriotism acts
that led to accusations of the
three women of being
"un-American", hate mail, a
death threat, and the
eradicating of their albums in
protest.
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