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The Chicks (previously known as Dixie Chicks) are an American country music band consisting of lead singer Natalie Maines and multi-instrumentalists/vocalists Martie Maguire (née Erwin) and Emily Strayer (also née Erwin and formerly Robison), the latter two of whom are sisters. Why did the Chicks rename? The Chicks officially changed their name in June in […]
Dixie Chicks Change Band Name To The Chicks And Drop New Song : Updates: The Fight Against Racial Injustice The country trio has changed the band’s name to The Chicks in an apparent distancing from its association with racism in the South. The move was accompanied by a new song, “March March. What was offensive […]
While the Chicks formed a united front in the wake of the controversy, finishing their tour and putting out one more album, 2006’s Taking the Long Way, the backlash over that comment ultimately ended their career as superstars. What did Dixie Chicks say to End Career? This is not just a random walk down country […]
Three years is a long time in geopolitics. In 2003 the Dixie Chicks were condemned as traitors in America after telling a London audience they were ashamed that their president came from Texas. Now the group’s angry new song addressing that controversy looks set to become a hit. What caused the Dixie Chicks downfall? It […]
While the Chicks formed a united front in the wake of the controversy, finishing their tour and putting out one more album, 2006’s Taking the Long Way, the backlash over that comment ultimately ended their career as superstars. What did the Dixie Chicks that was so controversial? It was March 10, 2003, when Natalie Maines […]
The Dixie Chicks were blacklisted by thousands of country radio stations, received death threats, and were criticized by other country musicians. The backlash damaged sales of the Dixie Chicks’ music and concert tickets and lost them corporate sponsorship. Why did they drop Dixie from Dixie Chicks? The Chicks first courted controversy in 2003, when, just […]
The Chicks explain the songwriting process behind their latest album “Gaslighter,” and the importance of creating songs from a place of honesty and specificity. Martie Maguire also reveals that Natalie Maines gave her the courage to talk about her divorce after Natalie opened up to the band about her own marital troubles on an early […]