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"We'd rather be the rock stars of country than the lame-asses of rock."
-Dixie Chicks
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| This country sensation is pretty much Faith Hill multiplied by three. Their record-breaking success, sense of style, and good looks, make them more than just ordinary chicks. |
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| Appearing on the Lillith Fair tour bill and the Runaway Bride soundtrack, the Dixie Chicks' country music has crossed the boundaries of Nashville to become mainstream. |
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The Dixie Chicks are not just country music's version of the Spice Girls; in reality, the band is much more than three pretty faces. This Texas based success story is a showdown of hard work, dedication, and great musical skill.
The band is composed of Natalie Maines (lead vocals), Martie Maguire (fiddle, mandolin, vocals), and Emily Robison (dobro, banjo, guitar, vocals). Their story began in Dallas, Texas where Martie Erwin and her younger sister Emily grew up in a household filled with melody. Guided by their mother, a private-school teacher, these two sisters practiced and became proficient on a variety of stringed instruments while remaining in elementary school.
The two sisters formed the Blue Night Express, a teen bleuegrass band in 1984, and this was a mere beginning of their showbiz career. Their instrumental skill and vocal harmony enlightened Texas for five years before Martie and Emily, then 19 and 16 respectively, opted to disband from the troupe.
The name Dixie Chicks (a name borrowed from a song by the blues-rock band Little Feat) was christened only a few months after the Blue Night Express dissolved when the two sisters joined up with two friends to perform sidewalk performances in Dallas' business district.
Even though The Dixie Chicks decided to adopt big hair and a Dale Evans-style dress code, these cowgirls remain respected by their peers. The combination of good looks and pure musical talent gave way to stints like opening up for Garth Brooks, George Jones, and Emmylou Harris. In 1993, the impressive quartet performed at both the Grand Ole Opry and at President Clinton's Inaugural Ball.
Despite a strong following in the Dallas region, the Dixie Chicks released a trio of well-received independently produced albums. In 1992, the band experienced internal problems, and one of the band's two main singers left the group. In 1995, a second singer left the group.
By sheer luck, renowned steel guitar player Lloyd Maines had slipped a demo tape of his daughter singing to the bands' recording producer of independent releases. Like the Erwin sisters, Natalie Maines was brought up in the music world from childhood. She attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship that she earned with her vocal skills. In 1995, Maines successfully became the lead vocalist for the Dixie Chicks. |
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