88-606: 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 ). Maguire and Strayer, both née Erwin, founded the band in 1989, with bassist Laura Lynch and vocalist and guitarist Robin Lynn Macy. They performed bluegrass and country music , busking and touring
176-514: A 2003 controversy for criticizing George W. Bush , which led to the Chicks being blacklisted by many country radio stations. Martha Elenor Erwin, nicknamed Martie, was born October 12, 1969, in York, Pennsylvania . Encouraged by her parents – educators at private schools – Maguire began playing violin at age five, and by age 12, started to learn to play " fiddle style" after receiving
264-530: A Duo or Group with Vocal. The Academy of Country Music also awarded the band as Top Vocal Group and Top New Vocal Duet or Group in 1999; they would win the former again in 2000 and 2001. On August 31, 1999, the Dixie Chicks released their next Monument album, Fly , which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling over 10 million copies and making the Dixie Chicks the only country band and
352-717: A better contract, and an increase in royalty payments , with Sony still responsible for marketing and distribution of albums. During the time that they worked with Sony to reconcile their differences, the Dixie Chicks debuted their quiet, unadorned song "I Believe in Love" on the America: A Tribute to Heroes telethon following the September 11 attacks . The three women found themselves home, in Texas, each happily married, planning families, and writing songs closer to their roots, without
440-401: A birthday gift of fiddle lessons. She also was active in her school orchestra. Her sister Emily shared her love and interest in music, and displayed early talent herself. The two sisters were provided musical instruction on several instruments, and their talent for vocal harmony continued to be nurtured. Although Maguire became famous for her harmony and mastery of the fiddle, she also plays
528-615: A bluegrass and country music band, busking and touring the bluegrass festival circuits for six years. After the departure of Macy, and the replacement of Lynch with singer Natalie Maines , the band widened their musical repertoire and appearance. The result was a trio so commercially successful that it took the country music industry by surprise, with 19 singles hitting the Billboard Country Charts , 2 Diamond Albums, 2 Platinum albums, and 13 Grammy Awards . Maguire subsequently stood by her bandmates as they were engulfed in
616-518: A chance to branch out, because we loved those kinds of music but felt limited by our instruments." Within the next year, Sony Music Nashville came to Austin to see the revamped band and signed them as the first new artist on the newly revived Monument Records label. Their debut single " I Can Love You Better " was released in October 1997 and reached the Top 10 on Billboard Hot Country Songs , while
704-409: A collapsed tube, so I had laparoscopic surgery ; the tube wasn't blocked, just spasming." After three attempts at intrauterine insemination , she said, she and her husband didn't think it was worth continuing in that manner, and switched to IVF . In August 2007, Maguire began IVF again, resulting in their third daughter Harper. In 2008, regarding the number of children the Dixie Chicks had produced in
792-591: A great artist is". On March 10, 2003, the Dixie Chicks performed at the Shepherd's Bush Empire theater in London, England . Maines told the audience the band did not support the imminent Allied invasion of Iraq and were ashamed that President George W. Bush was from Texas. The remark triggered a backlash in the United States. The Dixie Chicks were blacklisted by thousands of country radio stations, and
880-549: A group of courageous entertainers who were blacklisted for exercising their right of free speech is now itself being blacklisted by corporate America." At a December 2007 rally in Little Rock, Arkansas , Maines expressed support for the West Memphis Three , three men convicted of a 1993 triple murder who many believe innocent. Maines cited a recent defense filing implicating Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of one of
968-404: A major record label and struggled to expand their fan base beyond Texas and Nashville. Their manager, Simon Renshaw, approached the executive Scott Siman , best known for his work with Tim McGraw , and he signed them to a developmental deal with Sony Music Entertainment 's Nashville division. The deal was finalized with Sony over mid-1995, and Lynch was replaced by Maines. Lynch's departure left
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#17327724908401056-484: A more contemporary country sound, as the band used more session musicians , and developed a richer sound with larger and more modern arrangements. Macy and Maguire each wrote two of the album's songs, with Lynch co-writing one song with Maguire. Displeased with the change in sound, Macy left in late 1992 to devote herself to a "purer" bluegrass sound, remaining active in the Dallas and Austin music scenes. During this period,
1144-439: A music video directed by Seanne Farmer, in tribute to social justice movements. They also introduced John Silva as their new manager, with publicity by Cindi Berger of R&CPMK. On July 17, 2020, Columbia released the Chicks' first new studio album in 14 years, Gaslighter , produced by Jack Antonoff . The first single, " Gaslighter ", was released on March 4. On August 20, the Chicks performed " The Star-Spangled Banner " at
1232-736: A performance at the New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey . Country singer and guitarist Keith Urban appeared at selected shows. The Dixie Chicks appeared in the 2010 music documentary Sounds Like a Revolution about protest music in America. They sang "You" on the March 2011 release of Rare Bird Alert , a Steve Martin bluegrass album, accompanied by the Steep Canyon Rangers . In March 2011, Maines made
1320-515: A policy barring ads dealing with "public controversy". Ads were rebuffed by the CW as well, but local affiliate stations of all five major broadcasters, including NBC and CW, ran promotional spots for the film in New York and Los Angeles, the two cities where it opened that day. The film's distributor Harvey Weinstein said, "It's a sad commentary about the level of fear in our society that a movie about
1408-622: A solo recording of the Beach Boys hit " God Only Knows " for the final episode of the HBO series Big Love . In July 2011, Strayer and Maguire said that new music involving Maines is in the works. That October, following a series of wildfires destroying homes and businesses throughout Texas, the Dixie Chicks played the Concert for Wildfire Relief in Austin. During the set, Maines stated that there
1496-589: A strolling duo with Troy Gilchrist for a summer. In 1987, Maguire was awarded second place for the fiddle in the National fiddle championships held yearly in Winfield, Kansas . Upon graduation from high school, with Emily still in high school, she spent a year attending college at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas , from 1988 to 1989. She performed in the school orchestra there and again competed in
1584-423: A two-disc release titled Love Rocks , with their song from the album Home "I Believe in Love". On March 16, 2006, the Dixie Chicks released the single " Not Ready to Make Nice " in advance of their upcoming album. Cowritten with Dan Wilson , it addressed the political controversy that had surrounded the group for the previous three years. Strayer said, "The stakes were definitely higher on that song. We knew it
1672-451: A variety of strings that include the viola , guitar, mandolin , and double bass. Maguire composes songs and arranges the use of stringed instruments for concert and recording performances. By 1983, Maguire was touring with her sister Emily and school friends siblings Troy and Sharon Gilchrist . The sisters showed an "almost obsessive" interest in busking at small venues and attending bluegrass festivals. The four students formed
1760-489: A video portraying the nefarious deed, with actor Dennis Franz playing the murdered husband.) In an interview, Maines commented about Sony worrying about the reference to "mattress dancing" in "Sin Wagon", refusing to discuss it in interviews. She said, "Our manager jokes, 'You can't say mattress dancing, but they love the song about premeditated first degree murder'! She continues, " ... so it's funny to us that "mattress dancing"
1848-400: Is out and murder is in!" After the commercial success of their first two albums, the band became involved in a dispute with their record label, Sony , regarding accounting procedures, alleging that in at least 30 cases Sony had used fraudulent accounting practices, underpaying them at least $ 4 million (£2.7m) in royalties on their albums over the previous three years. Sony held out, and
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#17327724908401936-504: The 2006 Toronto International Film Festival , Cabin Creek Films, the production company of documentarian Barbara Kopple , premiered Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing . The documentary follows the Dixie Chicks over the three years since the 2003 London concert remark and covers aspects of their musical and personal lives in addition to the controversy. An ad for Shut Up and Sing was turned down by NBC on October 27, 2006, because of
2024-492: The 2020 Democratic National Convention . On December 22, 2023, founding bassist Laura Lynch died in a traffic collision near El Paso, Texas , at the age of 65. The Chicks issued a statement saying Lynch was "a bright light" whose "undeniable talents helped propel us beyond busking on street corners to stages all across Texas and the mid-West". Current members Former members Studio albums Headlining Country band Too Many Requests If you report this error to
2112-612: The Adult Contemporary chart with their 2002 cover of Fleetwood Mac 's " Landslide ". Days before the 2003 invasion of Iraq , Maines told a London audience that the Dixie Chicks did not endorse the war and were ashamed of US President George W. Bush being from Texas. The remarks triggered boycotts in the US and a backlash from fans. After a hiatus, the Dixie Chicks recorded Taking the Long Way in 2006, an album informed by
2200-696: The C2C: Country to Country festival held in London and Dublin during March 2014. In June 2015, a European tour was scheduled to commence in Antwerp on April 16, 2016; the DCX MMXVI World Tour initially included dates for Switzerland , The Netherlands , Scandinavia , the UK and Ireland, however in November 2015, the tour was extended into North America, with over forty shows scheduled across
2288-777: The Confederate flag described as "the Dixie Swastika" on social media in June 2020. They were also inspired by the George Floyd protests and the Black Lives Matter movement, saying it "definitely lit a fire in us to be on the right side of history". They received the blessing of the Chicks , a New Zealand duo, to share the name. Alongside the name change, the Chicks released the protest song "March March" with
2376-506: The Grand Ole Opry and Garrison Keillor 's radio show A Prairie Home Companion . The Dixie Chicks began building a fan base, winning the prize for "best band" at the 1990 Telluride Bluegrass Festival and opening for established country music artists, including such names as Garth Brooks , Reba McEntire , and George Strait . In 1992, the Dixie Chicks' next Crystal Clear Sound release, Little Ol' Cowgirl , moved towards
2464-659: The Gulf Coast , with the Dixie Chicks' home state of Texas directly in the wake of the disaster. In September, the Dixie Chicks debuted their song " I Hope " in the telethon Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast . It was released as a download with proceeds to benefit hurricane relief through Habitat For Humanity and the American Federation of Musicians Gulf Coast Relief Fund. In October 2004,
2552-770: The stigma attached to IVF, Maguire said, "I think we feel a responsibility to break down some barriers. It's much more of a common problem than people realize." A final concern Maguire mentioned was the question of what to do with all the unused frozen embryos . Now that I have children, I see those embryos as possible children. So I have to think about what my options are if there are leftovers again. I could keep them in storage, and maybe they will help my children some day. Or I can try to donate them to stem cell research . I don't think I could give them to another family. I would always worry: what if it's an abusive family? What if they don't get enough love? Natalie Maines has noted that she and Maguire learned Transcendental Meditation in
2640-558: The 14-track album. Macy co-wrote two of the album's 14 tracks, with Maguire also serving as co-writer for the title track. A Christmas single was released at the end of the year – a 45 RPM vinyl record titled Home on the Radar Range with "Christmas Swing" on one side and the song on the flip side named "The Flip Side". The record titles were significant; during that period of time, the bandmates dressed up as " cowgirls ", and publicity photos reflected this image. They also appeared at
2728-532: The 2003 controversy. Taking the Long Way debuted at number one on both the U.S. pop albums chart and the U.S. country albums chart , selling 526,000 copies in the first week (the year's second-best such total for any country act) and making it a gold record within its first week. The Dixie Chicks became the first female band in chart history to have three albums debut at No. 1. Neither "Not Ready to Make Nice" or second single " Everybody Knows " reached top 35 on Hot Country Songs. In June 2006, Emily Strayer noted
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2816-482: The Birchmere , Virginia in 1992, Eric Brace of The Washington Post wrote that "record label executives will be kicking themselves soon enough ... These Chicks have what it takes to make the big time, yet no major label has taken the plunge to sign them." Lynch became lead singer on the Dixie Chicks' third Crystal Clear Sound album, Shouldn't a Told You That (1993). They were still unable to attract support from
2904-468: The Chicks and the country bluegrass duo Court Yard Hounds . She won awards in national fiddle championships while still a teenager. Maguire is accomplished on several other instruments, including the mandolin, viola, double bass and guitar. She has written and co-written a number of the band's songs, some of which have become chart-topping hits. She also contributes her skills in vocal harmony and backing vocals, as well as orchestrating string arrangements for
2992-653: The Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music, and the Dixie Chicks received a number of honors from other sources for their accomplishments. The band headlined their first tour, the Fly Tour , with guest artists including Joe Ely and Ricky Skaggs appearing at each show, and also joined Sarah McLachlan , Sheryl Crow , and other female artists on the all-woman touring Lilith Fair . That November, Maguire divorced Seidel. The source of
3080-530: The Dixie Chicks , which was an acoustic concert primarily composed of the material from Home ; VH1 Divas Las Vegas alongside Cher , Céline Dion , Shakira , Anastacia , Stevie Nicks , Mary J. Blige , Cyndi Lauper , Whitney Houston and host Ellen DeGeneres ; and a CMT three-hour television special, the 40 Greatest Women of Country Music . Ranked No. 13 out of 40, they were "selected by hundreds of artists, music historians, music journalists and music industry professionals—looking at every aspect of what
3168-565: The Dixie Chicks and Toby Keith was eventually abandoned because of scheduling conflicts. In 2010, Maguire and Strayer released their first album as Court Yard Hounds , with Strayer singing lead vocals. Lloyd Maines said that the Dixie Chicks were "definitely still an entity". Beginning on June 8, 2010, the Dixie Chicks joined the Eagles on their stadium-based Eagles 2010 Summer Tour , visiting cities such as Toronto , Boston , Chicago, Philadelphia , Washington , St. Louis and Winnipeg with
3256-465: The Dixie Chicks joined the Vote for Change tour, performing at concerts organized by MoveOn.org in swing states , raising funds for political groups opposing Bush. In 2005, Maguire, Strayer, and Maines joined 31 other recording artists, including Dolly Parton , Christina Aguilera , Yoko Ono , and Mandy Moore supporting relationships of all kinds, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, on
3344-584: The Dixie Chicks moved to Columbia Records for Home (2002). These albums achieved multi-platinum sales in the United States, Canada, and Australia, along with several charting singles on the American Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Their successful US singles were " There's Your Trouble ", " Wide Open Spaces ", " You Were Mine ", " Cowboy Take Me Away ", " Without You ", and a cover of Bruce Robison 's " Travelin' Soldier ". The Dixie Chicks also reached number one on
3432-553: The Dixie Chicks performed again at Shepherd's Bush Empire, site of "The Incident", Maines joked that she wanted to say something the audience had not heard before, but instead said, "Just so y'all know, we're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas," to much laughter and applause. In 2006, Taking the Long Way was the ninth-best-selling album in the United States. At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2007,
3520-582: The Dixie Chicks' commercial success during this time came from various factors: they wrote or co-wrote about half of the songs on Wide Open Spaces and Fly ; their mixture of bluegrass , mainstream country music , blues , and pop songs appealed to a wide spectrum of record buyers, and where the women had once dressed as "cowgirls" with Lynch, their dress was now more contemporary. "Cowboy Take Me Away" from Fly became another signature song , written by Maguire to celebrate Emily's marriage with country singer Charlie Robison , which took place three months before
3608-491: The Dixie Chicks' manager, Simon Renshaw, retired after having managed them since 1995. They signed with Ian Montone and Rick Yorn at Monotone/LBI Entertainment. On June 25, 2020, the band changed their name to the Chicks, dropping the word " Dixie ". The change followed criticism that the word had connotations of slavery in the United States . The band said they had picked "that stupid name" as teenagers, and had wanted to change it for years. They decided to change it when they saw
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3696-693: The Dixie Chicks' song " White Trash Wedding " is based on Martie's relationship with Gareth. Later they had a Catholic "blessing" ceremony in the groom's hometown, Carnlough in County Antrim , Northern Ireland , on March 9, 2002, for all the guests that were not able to attend the first wedding. Maguire said of the ceremony that the Catholic Church would not permit a wedding service due to her prior divorce. Maguire said that there were many "special" people that they had wanted to include, but that they just could not wait to marry. Another reason for
3784-476: The Erwin sisters as the two remaining original members. Also in 1995, Maguire married pharmaceutical representative Ted Seidel. Accounts of Lynch's departure vary. At the time, the sisters said she had been considering leaving for over a year as she was weary of touring and hoped to spend more time with her daughter. Lynch offered to stay for the first recordings on the new album, but the sisters thought it would send
3872-581: The Long Way hit No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the country album charts and "Not Ready to Make Nice" re-entered the charts at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The music video for "Not Ready to Make Nice" was nominated for the 2007 CMT Music Video Awards in the categories of Video of the Year and Group Video of the Year. The group was nominated for the 2007 Country Music Association 's award for Top Vocal Group, but lost to Rascal Flatts . At
3960-488: The Long Way, which received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year , and its single " Not Ready to Make Nice ", which received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year . In addition, the band has received ten Country Music Association awards and eight Academy of Country Music awards. By July 2020, with 33 million certified albums sold and sales of 27.9 million albums in
4048-550: The Texan steel guitarist Lloyd Maines (who had played on both albums) introduced them to his daughter, Natalie , an aspiring singer. He thought his daughter would be a good replacement for Macy, and had passed her demo tape , which had won her a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music , to the Erwin sisters. Her distinctive voice was a match for Maguire's soprano and Strayer's alto harmonies . Reviewing their show
4136-811: The US, the Chicks had become the best-selling all-woman band and best-selling country group since Nielsen SoundScan began recording sales in 1991. The Chicks were founded as the Dixie Chicks in 1989 in Dallas , Texas, an area with country music roots. The original lineup consisted of El Paso native Laura Lynch on upright bass , Californian Robin Lynn Macy on guitar, and the multi-instrumentalist sisters Martie and Emily Erwin , respectively born in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts and raised in Dallas. The Erwin sisters, who were later married and both changed their names twice (Martie to Martie Seidel, then Martie Maguire; Emily to Emily Robison, then Emily Strayer). The band name
4224-615: The United States and Canada. The tour was extended to Australia and New Zealand, and was followed by a live album and video, DCX MMXVI Live . On the 50th anniversary of the Country Music Association Awards on November 2, 2016, the Dixie Chicks performed alongside Beyoncé on her song "Daddy Lessons". A studio version of the performance was released to digital outlets the following day. They also collaborated with Taylor Swift on her song " Soon You'll Get Better " from Swift's 2019 album Lover . On May 3, 2018,
4312-399: The United States. Home also won Grammy awards, and other noteworthy accolades as before, though it fell short of reaching the diamond record status of the first two albums. Natalie Maines said afterward, "I want to check the record books and see how many fathers and daughters have won Grammys together." By 2002, the Dixie Chicks were featured on three television specials: An Evening with
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4488-431: The album's release. However, a few of their songs brought controversy within their conservative country music fan base, and two songs caused some radio stations to remove the Dixie Chicks from their playlists: " Sin Wagon ", from which the term "mattress dancing" takes on a new twist, and " Goodbye Earl ", a song that uses black comedy in telling the story of the unabashed murderer of an abusive husband. (The band later made
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#17327724908404576-482: The backlash. " Not Ready to Make Nice " became their biggest crossover single, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 . After a second hiatus, Maguire and Strayer recorded as a duo called Court Yard Hounds . The Dixie Chicks reunited to tour in the 2010s. In 2020, they removed " Dixie " from their name due to negative connotations, and released their first album in 14 years, Gaslighter . The Chicks have won 13 Grammy Awards , including five in 2007 for Taking
4664-480: The band a broader appeal. Renshaw sent staff producer Blake Chancey , best known for his work with Deryl Dodd , to Austin to work with the band. After Maines joined the band, the instrumental lineup was essentially the same, though Maines was not an acoustic bassist. Instead, she played acoustic and electric guitar, and occasionally electric bass guitar or Tacoma Papoose guitar in concert. She sang lead vocals, with Maguire and Strayer singing backing vocals. Strayer
4752-461: The band members received death threats. Their single " Landslide ", a Fleetwood Mac cover, fell from number 10 to 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 in one week and left the chart a week later. The backlash also damaged sales of their next album and tour. Maines issued an apology, saying her remark had been disrespectful; in 2006 she rescinded the apology, saying she felt Bush deserved no respect. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita battered
4840-459: The band. Maguire learned several instruments at a young age, honing her skills with her younger sister, Emily Strayer (born Emily Erwin) and two schoolmates (a brother and sister team, Troy and Sharon Gilchrist ) for over five years as a part of a touring bluegrass quartet while in high school. After graduation, the sisters forged an alliance with two other women they had met through the Dallas music scene, Laura Lynch and Robin Lynn Macy, forming
4928-567: The band. The Country Music Association awarded them the Horizon Award for new artists in 1998, given to those who have "demonstrated the most significant creative growth and development in overall chart and sales activity, live performance professionalism and critical media recognition". At the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in 1998, the group was nominated for Grammy Award for Best New Artist, while Wide Open Spaces won Best Country Album and "There's Your Trouble" won Best Country Performance by
5016-424: The bluegrass festival circuits and small venues for six years without attracting a major label . In 1992, Lynch replaced Macy as the lead vocalist. After releasing three independent albums, the Dixie Chicks signed to Monument Records Nashville in 1997, by which point Maines had joined. They achieved success with their albums Wide Open Spaces (1998) and Fly (1999). After Monument closed its Nashville branch,
5104-432: The country music arena alone, setting a record for the best-selling duo or group album in country music history. As of 2003, the 12 million copies sold in the United States of Wide Open Spaces made it a RIAA-certified diamond album. In 1998, the Dixie Chicks sold more CDs than all other country music groups combined. The commercial success of Wide Open Spaces also led to the first of several industry award nominations for
5192-440: The event. In August, a re-routed tour schedule was scheduled with a greater emphasis on Canadian dates, where Taking the Long Way had gone five-times- platinum . As part of the tour, the Dixie Chicks became the first major band to hire a designated blogger "all-access" to keep up with them in their promotional activities and tour. During the tour, the group members generally refrained from any explicit verbal political comments. When
5280-472: The group won all five categories for which they were nominated, including the top awards of Song of the Year and Record of the Year , both for "Not Ready to Make Nice", and Album of the Year , for Taking the Long Way . Maines interpreted the wins as being a show of public support for their advocacy of free speech. It had been 14 years since an artist had swept those three awards. After the Grammys, Taking
5368-500: The lack of support from other country music performers: "A lot of artists cashed in on being against what we said or what we stood for because that was promoting their career, which was a horrible thing to do. ... A lot of pandering started going on, and you'd see soldiers and the American flag in every video. It became a sickening display of ultra-patriotism." Maines said, "The entire country may disagree with me, but I don't understand
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#17327724908405456-434: The lead vocalist of the Chicks, the band's commercial success skyrocketed. Maguire said of their music, "It's very rootsy, but then Natalie comes in with a rock and blues influence. That gave Emily and I [ sic ] a chance to branch out, because we loved those kinds of music but felt limited by our instruments." Maguire co-wrote the song, " Cowboy Take Me Away " on the Chicks' album Fly for her sister Emily. It
5544-888: The national fiddle championships at the Walnut Valley Festival , in Winfield, earning third place that year. In the 90s she played occasionally with the slo-core band, Bedhead . In 1989, Maguire and Strayer joined guitarist Robin Lynn Macy and Laura Lynch on double bass in the Dixie Chicks , playing what was at the time predominantly bluegrass music and a mix of country standards. Originally listed as Martha, and then Martie Erwin, Maguire played fiddle , mandolin , viola and harmonized with Strayer on backing vocals. Maguire had begun writing and recording songs on their debut independent album, Thank Heavens for Dale Evans , and in 2001, one song co-written with Laura Lynch called "Pink Toenails" resurfaced. The song
5632-469: The national fiddle championships held at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas . In 1990, Penny Cook, the daughter of then-Texas senator John Tower , gave the Dixie Chicks $ 10,000 to record an album. Later that year, the Dixie Chicks released their debut studio album Thank Heavens for Dale Evans on a local independent label called Crystal Clear Sound. The album was named after actress and singer-songwriter Dale Evans . The group paid $ 5,000 for
5720-1047: The necessity for patriotism. Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country ... I don't see why people care about patriotism." The two singles were more successful in Europe, peaking at Nos. 13 and 11 respectively and remaining on the European Country Charts for more than 20 weeks each. The Accidents & Accusations Tour began in July 2006. Ticket sales were strong in Canada and in some Northeastern markets, but notably weak in other areas. A number of shows were canceled or relocated to smaller venues due to poor sales, and in Houston , Texas, tickets never even went on sale when local radio stations refused to accept advertising for
5808-457: The new lineup recorded the rest of their debut album. Wide Open Spaces was released on January 23, 1998. Over the space of a year, the next three singles from Wide Open Spaces reached first place on Hot Country Songs: " There's Your Trouble ", " You Were Mine ", and the title track . The album added a widespread audience to their original following, entering the top five on both country and pop charts with initial sales of 12 million copies in
5896-420: The only female band of any genre to hold the distinction of having two back-to-back RIAA certified diamond albums. Nine singles were released from Fly , including country No. 1s " Cowboy Take Me Away " and " Without You ". Dixie Chicks albums continued to place in the list of the 50 best-selling albums in American history over a half-decade after they were released. Fly again won Grammy awards and honors from
5984-526: The past seven years, (Maines had two; Strayer had four in addition to Maguire's twins and newborn) Maguire told People "We'll have to move over and let the little chicks take over! We've got a new band!" Maguire and Strayer co-wrote a song, "So Hard", about their own personal experiences with infertility and their need to rely on other methods to conceive. They speak out about the difficulties they faced, but also their good fortune; both having options that for many women are financially prohibitive. Mentioning
6072-411: The potential to serve them more harm than good. In 2006, Maguire said, "I'd rather have a smaller following of really cool people who get it, who will grow with us as we grow and are fans for life, than people that have us in their five-disc changer with Reba McEntire and Toby Keith . We don't want those kinds of fans. They limit what you can do." With Natalie Maines taking a break from music, Maguire
6160-474: The rush was Gareth's need to keep flying back and forth between the United States and Ireland because of visa considerations. After her second marriage, Maguire changed her name to that of her new husband, which is why in her musical career she has been credited by all three of her surnames : Erwin, Seidel, and Maguire. Maguire and her second husband had three daughters together: fraternal twins Eva Ruth and Kathleen 'Katie' Emilie were born April 27, 2004. Katie
6248-524: The song, " You Can't Hurry Love " as well as Maguire's " Ready to Run " for the Julia Roberts / Richard Gere film Runaway Bride . In 2003, Maguire was nominated for a Tony Award for co-composing the film score to Urban Cowboy ; the musical used her " Cowboy Take Me Away ". After the band achieved massive commercial success with its first two Sony studio albums with Maines, they struggled with their record company over artistic direction on
6336-520: The teenage bluegrass group "Blue Night Express", playing together for five years, from 1984 to 1989, while still attending private Greenhill School . "We'd drive down to the west end of Dallas and open our cases, and that was our job," Maguire said of it in a later interview to 60 Minutes II correspondent Dan Rather . "That's how we made money in high school." Also while in high school Maguire performed at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, TX, in
6424-461: The text of the opening track and first single, " Long Time Gone ", was a pointed criticism of contemporary country music radio, accusing it of ignoring the soul of the genre as exemplified by Merle Haggard , Johnny Cash , and Hank Williams . "Long Time Gone" became the Dixie Chicks' first Top 10 hit on the U.S. pop singles chart and peaked at No. 2 on the country chart, becoming a major success. Approximately six million copies of Home were sold in
6512-449: The third. Maguire commented, "I don't think any of us ever trusted Nashville. When you're in that town you know everybody is talking about everybody else. Everybody is wishing for the other guy to fail." Although Maguire and Strayer often appear quiet and demure compared to their animated bandmate Natalie Maines, the trio have stood united on controversial subjects since they banded together to play in 1995, even when their opinions have had
6600-502: The trio walked away, with Sony suing the group for failure to complete their contract. The Dixie Chicks responded with their own $ 4.1-million lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment on August 27, which added clout to claims made by singers Courtney Love , Aimee Mann , and LeAnn Rimes against the recording industry. After months of negotiation, the Dixie Chicks settled their suit privately, and were awarded their own record label imprint, Open Wide Records, which afforded them more control,
6688-472: The usual pressures of the studio technicians from the major labels. The songs they didn't write were solicited from songwriters who wrote with a less commercial emphasis. The result was that Home , independently produced by Lloyd Maines and the Dixie Chicks, was released August 27, 2002. Unlike the Dixie Chicks' two previous records, Home is dominated by up-tempo bluegrass and pensive ballads; and Emmylou Harris added her vocals to "Godspeed". In addition,
6776-435: The victims, and posted similar comments in a letter on the Dixie Chicks website. In November 2008, Hobbs sued Maines and the Dixie Chicks for defamation as a result of her statements. On December 2, 2009, a U.S. federal judge dismissed the defamation case on the grounds that Hobbs had not shown the statements were made with actual malice . A proposed April 2008 commercial spot to promote Al Gore 's " We Campaign " involving both
6864-422: The wrong message to Sony; they all agreed she would leave before the new album. In a 1996 interview, Lynch said, "It can't really be characterized as a resignation. There are three Dixie Chicks, and I'm only one." In 2003, Lynch said she had no regrets about leaving. With the addition of Maines, the new lineup had a more contemporary sound, as well as a new look, leaving their cowgirl dresses with their past, giving
6952-765: Was "zero hesitation" when the group was asked to do the show. In July 2013, the Court Yard Hounds released their second album, Amelita . That month, the band replaced Lady Antebellum as headliners at Canada's Craven Country Jamboree , and later performed at the Ottawa Bluesfest and the Cavendish Beach Music Festival . In October, the Dixie Chicks resumed touring for the Long Time Gone Tour through various cities across Canada and Europe. The tour incorporated
7040-410: Was a tribute to Emily's courtship with country music writer/singer Charlie Robison . Maguire was singled out by BMI in 2000, and awarded Songwriter of the Year for writing and/or co-writing " Cowboy Take Me Away ", "Ready To Run" and " You Were Mine ". "You Were Mine" was co-written by the sisters about their parents' divorce. In 1999, the Dixie Chicks performed two songs, recording a cover of
7128-481: Was featured in the film, Don't Say A Word , with Skye McCole Bartusiak performing the song. When their second album had a more polished sound, Maguire commented, "I hope our fans won't be disappointed [in The Little Ol' Cowgirl ]; it's got drums on every track; it's no longer bluegrass, but we have to make a living and you can't do that playing bluegrass." Two albums later, after Natalie Maines became
7216-577: Was named after Gareth's late sister, Kathleen. Their third daughter, Harper Rosie Maguire was born July 25, 2008. The couple divorced in 2013. In February 2022, it was revealed Maguire is married to Clem Moore. Maguire has been frank about using in vitro fertilization to conceive their daughters. In an interview in Conceive , she said, "All my paperwork said 'unspecified origin.' We spent three years of active trying before we went to IVF. First I went on Clomid . Then I had some dye tests and found I had
7304-399: Was now contributing to the band's sound, adding guitar, accordion , sitar , and papoose to her mastery of the five-string banjo and dobro , while Maguire began adding guitar, viola, and mandolin chops more frequently to her expert fiddle. The sisters welcomed the change; Maguire said, "It's very rootsy, but then Natalie comes in with a rock and blues influence. That gave Emily and [me]
7392-453: Was produced by Rick Rubin who had worked with hard rock acts such as Red Hot Chili Peppers and System of a Down , as well as idiosyncratic singers such as Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond . The band felt they had nothing to lose by a newer approach, and possibly quite a bit to gain. The three Chicks co-wrote every song on the album, alongside various other songwriters, including Neil Finn of Crowded House . The album contains references to
7480-452: Was special because it was so autobiographical, and we had to get it right. And once we had that song done, it freed us up to do the rest of the album without that burden." She said writing the song had become their "therapy", since they had to hold in so many stored emotions for so long. Thus, the band considered the album not so much political as very personal. Taking the Long Way was released in stores and online on May 22, 2006. The album
7568-476: Was stepmother to his son, Carter. However, her marriage did not last, and she and Ted Seidel were divorced in November 1999. At bandmate Natalie Maines ' sister Kim's wedding, Martie met Gareth Maguire, a Roman Catholic teacher and actor from Carnlough , Northern Ireland . The couple became engaged in June 2001 and married on August 10, 2001, in a civil ceremony in Hawaii; as explained at one of their concerts,
7656-512: Was taken from the album Dixie Chicken by Lowell George of Little Feat . They initially played predominantly bluegrass and a mix of country standards . All four women played and sang, though Maguire and Strayer provided most of the instrumentation while Lynch and Macy shared lead vocal duties. Maguire primarily played fiddle , mandolin , and viola, while Strayer's specialties included five-stringed banjo and resonator guitar . In 1987, Maguire had won second place, and in 1989, third place in
7744-602: Was working on a solo fiddle album; however, it was announced in January 2010 that she and sister Emily Strayer have formed a side project called the Court Yard Hounds , with Strayer on lead vocals. The band made their live debut in March at South by Southwest with an album released in May 2010. Maguire married pharmaceutical representative Ted Seidel on June 17, 1995, and changed her last name to Seidel. She also
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