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The Chicks (formerly the Dixie Chicks) are an American country band from Dallas, Texas. The band consists of Natalie Maines (lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar) and sisters Martie Maguire (vocals, fiddle, mandolin, guitar) and Emily Strayer (vocals, guitar, banjo, Dobro). Martie and Emily, both née Erwin, founded the band in 1989, with bassist ...
Natalie Louise Maines [1] (born October 14, 1974) [2] [3] is an American musician. She is the lead vocalist for the country band the Chicks.. In 1995, after leaving Berklee College of Music, Maines was recruited by the Dixie Chicks to replace their lead singer, Laura Lynch.
Emily and Martie's instrumental virtuosity set the Dixie Chicks apart from many other country acts, male and female. Emily's songwriting has also been a factor in the Chicks' recording career. Emily stood by Maines when the controversy over Maines' remarks about U.S. President George W. Bush hit the newswire on the eve before the Iraq War in ...
The Dixie Chicks, Emily Robison, left, Natalie Maines and Martie Maguire, perform to an enthusiastic crowd at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville during their concert on Aug. 4, 2003.
The band formerly known as The Dixie Chicks is revealing how they came to pick their new name. The three women who make up the newly dubbed band The Chicks -- Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer and ...
Formerly The Dixie Chicks, Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robinson were at the top of their game in the early 2000s, having sold more than 25 million records since their debut album ...
Martie Maguire with the Dixie Chicks in Austin, TX, 2006. Martie co-wrote the song, "Cowboy Take Me Away" on the Chicks' album Fly for her sister Emily. It was a tribute to Emily's courtship with country music writer/singer Charlie Robison. [3]
Dixie Chicks' Laura Lynch, a Coronado High School graduate, told an El Paso audience it was a "childhood dream to play in El Paso." Dixie Chicks founding member Laura Lynch made El Paso debut at ...