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The Dixie Chicks are an American country music all-female trio. They started their group in 1989 in Dallas, Texas. They are the biggest selling female group in history. Considered among the more popular country acts starting in the late 1990s, they aroused considerable controversy for publicly denouncing President George W. Bush on the eve of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. This led to widespread rejection by many of their fans all over America.
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The Dixie Chicks are the distaff Texas trio whose 1998 album Wide Open Spaces made them one of the top acts in country music. The group was founded as a quartet in Dallas, Texas in 1989, with the Erwin sisters, Emily and Martie, joining Laura Lynch and Robin Macy. By 1995 Macy had quit and Lynch had been replaced, and The Dixie Chicks were a trio: fiddler Martie (Erwin) Maguire (b. 12 October 1969, York, Pennsylvania), banjo picker Emily (Erwin) Robison (b. 16 August 1972, Pittsfield, Massachusetts) and singer Natalie Maines (b. 14 October 1974, Lubbock, Texas).
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The Dixie Chicks' political views may have cost the trio bookings in other cities, but their reception in Columbus was more than welcoming. At a well-attended concert at the Value City Arena last night, nearly every song was greeted with whoops and sustained applause. "We've been strategizing, and tonight I've decided what to do," joked lead singer Natalie Maines. "Every city that nobody buys tickets in, we're going to fill that in by coming back here."
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The Dixie Chicks may have a top selling album, but they still aren’t very welcome in Dixie. Reuters reports that, “Facing lackluster ticket sales in many U.S. cities where radio stations had banned their music to protest the band’s anti-Bush remarks, the Chicks’ promoters have revised their tour with new stops in Australia and Canada.” In summarizing the controversy, Reuters writes:
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The Dixie Chicks are Taking the Long Way back to the spotlight May 23. Long Way will be the Chicks' first studio album since 2002's Home— and the first since singer Natalie Maines' remarks about George W. Bush during a 2003 London performance sparked a slew of boycotts and threats. Don't expect these Texas gals to sound cowed by that experience. The first track, which Emily Robison calls "autobiographical," is called Not Ready to Make Nice. Other songs on the Rick Rubin-produced album address issues such as Alzheimer's disease (Silent House) and infertility (It's So Hard When It Doesn't Come Easy).
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Originally banded in 1989 the Dixie Chicks have seen several lineup changes throughout their musical career. The two constants since 1989 have been sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Robinson. The group originally had two lead singers, Laura Lynch and Robin Lynn Macy. Preferring more of a Bluegrass sound, Robin Lynn Macy left the band in 1992. Then after one album as the sole singer of the group Laura Lynch left in 1994.
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