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Dixie Chicks performing at Frank Erwin Center on December 4, 2006 in Austin, Texas during the Accidents & Accusations Tour.
Dixie Chicks performing at Frank Erwin Center on December 4, 2006 in Austin, Texas during the Accidents & Accusations Tour. The Frank C Erwin Jr Special Events Center — usually just The Erwin Center in common usage — is a multi-purpose Arena on the Campus of "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Accidents & Accusations Tour was a 2006 Concert tour by the Dixie Chicks.
Background information
Origin Dallas, Texas, United States,
Genre(s) Country
Folk
Bluegrass
Country pop
Years active 1989–present
Label(s) SonyBMG/Open Wide/Columbia
Website DixieChicks.com
Members
Natalie Maines
Martie Maguire
Emily Robison
Former members
Laura Lynch (1989–1995)
Robin Lynn Macy (1989–1992)

The Dixie Chicks are a multiple Grammy-award winning country[1] band and are the highest-selling female band in any musical genre, having sold over 36 million albums as of March 2008. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. Country pop, with roots in both the Countrypolitan sound and in Soft rock, is a subgenre of Country music that first emerged in the 1970s In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Sony Music Entertainment is a major global Record label controlled by the Sony Corporation of America, being one of the "big four" record companies Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Natalie Louise Maines Pasdar (born October 14 1974 is an American Singer-songwriter who achieved success as the Lead vocalist for the female Martie Maguire is an American Songwriter, Singer, Multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the multiple Grammy Award -winning Emily Robison (born Emily Burns Erwin on August 16, 1972) is an American Songwriter, Singer, Multi-instrumentalist Laura Lynch (born) is an American country Musician and Songwriter, who is best known as a founding member of the all-woman country music band Robin Lynn Macy (born c 1958 is an American Musician, Teacher, and Gardener, who is best known as a founding member of the female country group The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. [2] [3] With hit songs and diamond albums, the women are known for their independent spirit, instrumental virtuosity, thoughtful song compositions, fierce loyalty, and outspoken comments on controversial subjects, including politics.

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Early incarnations

The Dixie Chicks were founded by the sisters Martie and Emily Erwin, Laura Lynch and Robin Lynn Macy in 1989. Martie Maguire is an American Songwriter, Singer, Multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the multiple Grammy Award -winning Emily Robison (born Emily Burns Erwin on August 16, 1972) is an American Songwriter, Singer, Multi-instrumentalist Laura Lynch (born) is an American country Musician and Songwriter, who is best known as a founding member of the all-woman country music band Robin Lynn Macy (born c 1958 is an American Musician, Teacher, and Gardener, who is best known as a founding member of the female country group The Erwin sisters have since married and changed their names to Martie Maguire and Emily Robison, respectively. Martie Maguire is an American Songwriter, Singer, Multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the multiple Grammy Award -winning Emily Robison (born Emily Burns Erwin on August 16, 1972) is an American Songwriter, Singer, Multi-instrumentalist [4] All four women played and sang; however, Maguire and Robison provided most of the instrumental firepower for the band while Lynch and Macy leaned more on shared lead vocals. Maguire primarily plays fiddle, mandolin, and viola, while Robison's specialties include the five stringed banjo, and dobro. A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed The viola is a bowed String instrument. It is the middle voice of the Violin family, The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments Dobro is a Trade name now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of Resonator guitar. The sisters harmonize with one another in the band with backing vocals, and are multi-instrumentalists; both women play the bass, and guitar, and Robison also plays the accordion, papoose, and sitar. A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US A multi-instrumentalist is a Musician who plays a number of different instruments The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox A papoose (from the Algonquian papoos, meaning "child" is an English Loanword whose present meaning is "an American Indian The sitar ( Hindi: सितार Urdu: ستار Persian: سی تار) is a Plucked stringed instrument. However, within the band, Lynch's specialty was the acoustic bass, while Macy played guitar.

The band played bluegrass and released their first album Thank Heavens for Dale Evans (named after the pioneering, multi-talented female performer Dale Evans) on independent label Crystal Clear Sound in 1990. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. Thank Heavens for Dale Evans is the début album by American country band the Dixie Chicks. Dale Evans was the Stage name of Frances Octavia Smith ( October 31, 1912 – February 7, 2001) a writer movie star The album included two instrumentals, showing the group's strength; Maguire had won second place in the National fiddle championships in 1987 and taken third place in 1989, in Winfield, Kansas. Winfield is a big but little City situated along the East European Border River in the west-central part of Cowley County, located in South Central Kansas The Chicks began building up a fan base, winning the prize for "best band" at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and opening for established country music artists, including such big country names as Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, and George Strait, but found little airplay outside of public radio. The Telluride Bluegrass Festival is held annually in Telluride Colorado by Planet Bluegrass Troyal Garth Brooks, known professionally as Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter. Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is an American Country music singer performer and actress George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952) is an American Country music singer Public broadcasting refers to radio television and other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public

The Chicks released a 45 rpm. vinyl Christmas single "Home on the Radar Range" in late 1991, and a second independent album, Little Ol' Cowgirl, in 1992. Little Ol' Cowgirl is the second Album by American country band Dixie Chicks, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music Professional Steel guitarist Lloyd Maines was one of the session musicians who played on both of these, and portions of the second album contained a more contemporary country sound as the women enlisted the help of sidemen to bring forth a richer sound. Steel guitar is A method of playing Slide guitar using a steel. Lloyd Maines (born June 28, 1951) is a Country music musician and producer who was born and raised in Lubbock Texas and is now based in Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right A sideman is a professional Musician who is hired to perform or record with a group of which he is not a regular member The band continued to appear at various events, primarily bluegrass festivals and small clubs, traveling as far as Washington, D.C., playing the trendy Birchmere club in the Virginia suburbs of the Capitol, but still were unsuccessful in gaining a large fan base outside the Texas and Nashville areas. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Birchmere is a well-known intimate Concert hall in Alexandria Virginia, known for presenting performers in the bluegrass country, folk

Robin Lynn Macy left in late 1992 for a "purer" bluegrass approach and remained active in the Dallas music scene.

Without Macy, Lynch found herself in the role of sole lead singer. With the release of their third album in 1993, their sound was more country, and Shouldn't a Told You That pushed bluegrass to the background. Shouldn't a Told You That is the third Album by American country band Dixie Chicks, released in 1993 (see 1993 Despite constant touring and appearances at higher-profile events such as President Bill Clinton's Inauguration[2] and the national television show CBS This Morning, no hit song emerged and a commercial breakthrough eluded the Chicks. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States An inauguration is a ceremony of formal Investiture whereby an individual assumes an office or position of authority or power The Early Show is an American Television morning news Talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City, 7 to 9 a [5]

A new singer and commercial success

Laura Lynch was replaced in late 1995 by Natalie Maines, the daughter of producer, steel guitar player, and former Chicks' session player Lloyd Maines. Steel guitar is A method of playing Slide guitar using a steel. Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right Lloyd Maines (born June 28, 1951) is a Country music musician and producer who was born and raised in Lubbock Texas and is now based in Within the next year, Sony scouted the Chicks and signed them to the newly revived Monument Records label. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Monument Records was a Record label founded in 1958 by Fred Foster and Bob Moore. The new Dixie Chicks lineup consisted of group leader Martie (Erwin) Siedel (who had married in 1995) on (fiddle, mandolin and vocals), Emily Erwin (guitar, dobro, banjo and vocals), and Natalie Maines (Tarabay) (lead vocal and in concerts, guitar). A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Dobro is a Trade name now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of Resonator guitar. The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments Natalie added a strong and distinctive voice to the sisters' musicianship and harmony vocals, and the combination clicked. In Western music, harmony is the use of different pitches simultaneously and chords actual or implied in Music.

A single "I Can Love You Better" was released in October 1997, and reached the Top 10 on American country music charts. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Their first album together as a trio followed quickly behind. Wide Open Spaces was released in January 27, 1998. Wide Open Spaces is the fourth Album by American Country music band the Dixie Chicks, released in 1998 (see 1998 Over the space of a year, the next three singles from Wide Open Spaces reached first place on the Country charts: "There's Your Trouble," "You Were Mine", and the title track, "Wide Open Spaces"; a song reflecting youthful yearning for independence. " There's Your Trouble " is a song made famous by the Country music band the Dixie Chicks. Wide Open Spaces went on to sell more than 30. 5 million copies, becoming one of the 50 best-selling albums in American history. This is a list of the best-selling albums in the United States. In 1998 the Dixie Chicks sold more CDs than all other country music groups combined. [6] By the summer of 1999, Dixie Chicks served as the opening act for Tim McGraw's concert tour. Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country Singer and actor

Dixie Chicks further proved themselves with another hit album, Fly in 1999. Fly is the fifth Album by American country band Dixie Chicks, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music) Nine singles emerged from it, including country No. 1's "Cowboy Take Me Away" and "Without You. " Cowboy Take Me Away " is a country song from the Dixie Chicks. " Without You " is a country song from the Dixie Chicks. " Fly went on to sell over 10 million copies, a rare repeat diamond album. Already performing in arenas, the band also staged the Fly Tour, their first as the headlining act. The Fly Tour was the Dixie Chicks ' 2000 Concert tour in over 80 cities in North America in support of their album Fly.

The source of 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 and mainstream country music with touches of blues and pop songs appealed to a wide spectrum of record buyers; their visual image, which changed from the cowgirl look with the addition of Maines to a variety of styles of dress, which further enhanced their general appeal; and lyrically, the Chicks' ethos struck a resonance with the public:

She needs wide open spaces
Room to make her big mistakes

This romantic, adventurous sense of independence was a major theme in the first two Dixie Chicks albums featuring Maines as the lead singer. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression A cowboy is an animal Herder who tends Cattle on Ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback and often performs a multitude of Focus on romanticism is also strongly evident in "Cowboy Take Me Away," another of their signature songs. A signature song is the one Song (or in some cases one of a few songs that a popular and well-established

The Chicks also delivered gleeful revenge epics such as "Goodbye Earl," the tale of a woman who murders her abusive husband and gets away with it, or raucous, ribald numbers such as "Sin Wagon," a concert staple rave-up. " Goodbye Earl " written by Dennis Linde, is a Country music song Ribaldry is humorous entertainment that ranges from bordering on indelicacy to vulgar Both of these tracks contained thematic elements that led to some radio stations removing the Chicks from their playlists, but the group was consistently unapologetic.

Continued success with a "non-commercial" sound

Dixie Chicks debuted their quiet, unadorned song "I Believe in Love" on the America: A Tribute to Heroes telethon following the September 11, 2001 attacks. America A Tribute to Heroes was a Benefit concert organized by actor George Clooney and broadcast It was a harbinger of a change in musical direction.

The Dixie Chicks became involved in a dispute with their record label regarding royalties and accounting procedures. After the trio quit in disgust, Sony sued the group for failure to complete their contract. The group countersued. [7]

During the time that the two parties worked to reconcile their differences, the three women found themselves home, in Texas, with each happily married, and they began writing songs closer to their origins without the usual pressures of the studio technicians from the major labels. The result was that Home, independently produced by Lloyd Maines, was released in 2002. Home is the sixth Studio album by American country band Dixie Chicks, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music) Lloyd Maines (born June 28, 1951) is a Country music musician and producer who was born and raised in Lubbock Texas and is now based in For tracks not written by the group, outside songwriters were solicited for personal songs that were considered "uncommercial". Unlike the Chicks' two previous records, Home was recorded without drums and is dominated by very up-tempo bluegrass and pensive ballads, hearking back to earlier days before Maines joined the band. Emmylou Harris added her vocals to one song. Emmylou Harris (born April 2 1947) is an American country, folk, alternative rock, and Alternative country In addition, the lyrics of the opening track and first single, "Long Time Gone," explicitly attacked contemporary country music radio, accusing it of ignoring the soul of the genre as exemplified by Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, and Hank Williams. See also "Long Time Gone" (Gin Blossoms song "Long Time Gone" is a country song by Darrell Scott Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Hank Williams ( September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who has

"Long Time Gone" became the Chicks' first top ten hit on the U.S. pop singles chart and peaked at #2 on the country chart, becoming a major success. See also "Long Time Gone" (Gin Blossoms song "Long Time Gone" is a country song by Darrell Scott Over six million copies of Home were sold in the U. S. [8]

In 2003, they gave a performance of The Star-Spangled Banner at Super Bowl XXXVII. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America Super Bowl XXXVII was an American football game played on January 26, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego California to decide

The group's independent spirit was alive and well in their cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide," which duplicated the top ten country and pop achievements. Fleetwood Mac are a British / American " Landslide " is a Song written by Stevie Nicks and performed by Fleetwood Mac. However, a key track from Home contrasted with past albums; a rendering of Patty Griffin's "Top of the World," for which the subsequent tour was named. Patty Griffin, born Patricia Jean Griffin March 16, 1964, is an American Singer-songwriter, Musician, and Grammy award " Top of the World " is a Contemporary folk - country song written by Patty Griffin and most known as recorded and performed in Grammy Award

Home dominated the 2003 Grammy Awards by winning four awards, including:

Tickets for the associated Top of the World Tour often sold out within hours. Top of the World Tour was the 2003 Concert tour by American Country music trio Dixie Chicks.

They made a guest appearance on The Simpsons in the episode, Papa Don't Leech. " Papa Don't Leech " is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons ' nineteenth season.

Political controversy

Main article: Dixie Chicks political controversy

The Dixie Chicks were mired in political controversy after comments made by Natalie Maines about the 2003 invasion of Iraq war and George W. The music group Dixie Chicks were mired in political controversy after comments made by one of the band members about the 2003 Iraqi war and George W The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia Bush. The aftermath led the band to suffer severe backlash.

Not Ready to Make Nice: The Chicks return

On March 16, 2006, Dixie Chicks released the single "Not Ready to Make Nice" in advance of their upcoming album. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "Not Ready to Make Nice" is a country - pop song written and performed by the American all-female band Dixie Chicks for their Written by all three Chicks alongside Dan Wilson, it directly addressed the political controversy that had surrounded the group for the past three years:

I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and I don’t have time to go 'round and 'round and 'round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should

and, in criticism of the death threats the women (particularly Maines) received,

It’s a sad sad story when a mother will teach her
Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger
And how in the world can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they’d write me a letter
Sayin’ that I better
Shut up and sing or my life will be over

In a press release, Robison said, "The stakes were definitely higher on that song. Dan Wilson (born May 20, 1961 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a Grammy Award -winning Minnesota -based guitarist vocalist We knew it was special because it was so autobiographical, and we had to get it right. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" And once we had that song done, it freed us up to do the rest of the album without that burden. " She also added a comment that writing the song had become their "therapy", since they'd had to hold in so many stored emotions for so long.

The question of how the group's new record would fare commercially attracted intense media interest. The Chicks' new album, titled Taking the Long Way, was released in stores and online May 22, 2006. Taking the Long Way is the multiple Grammy Award -winning seventh Studio album by the American country / rock female Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The album was produced by Rick Rubin who had worked with Linkin Park, Metallica, Slayer, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Danzig, System of a Down, Slipknot, Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond, and the Beastie Boys among others and was publicized to be more rock-intensive than country-oriented. Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10 1963 in Lido Beach New York) is an American Record producer and is currently Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Red Hot Chili Peppers are Danzig is an American Heavy metal band that fuses dark lyrics and imagery with Blues-rock influences System of a Down (commonly referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) is an Armenian American rock band formed in 1994 in Slipknot is an American band from Des Moines Iowa. Slipknot consists of nine members the current band members are Sid Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actor. [9][10] All 14 tracks were co-written by the three Chicks, alongside various other songwriters, including Neil Finn of Crowded House, on "Silent House". Neil Mullane Finn OBE (born May 27 1958, in Te Awamutu, New Zealand) is a Singer and Songwriter and one Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and Singer-songwriter Neil Finn. The album contained additional tracks that seemed to indirectly reference what the group called "The Incident", and the group remained defiant. For instance, in the May 29 issue of Time, 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. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and We don't want those kinds of fans. They limit what you can do. " Maines also retracted her earlier apology to Bush, stating, "I apologized for disrespecting the office of the President, but I don't feel that way anymore. I don't feel he is owed any respect whatsoever. "[11]

Despite little airplay, 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 Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine The Chicks became the first female group in chart history to have three albums debut at #1. [12]

In Europe, both singles from Taking the Long Way were well received by country radio, remaining on the European Country Charts for more than 20 weeks each: Not Ready To Make Nice peaked at #13 and Everybody Knows at #11. [13]

The group's Accidents & Accusations Tour began in July 2006. The Accidents & Accusations Tour was a 2006 Concert tour by the Dixie Chicks. Ticket sales were strong in Canada and in some Northeastern markets, but notably weak in other areas. A number of shows were cancelled 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 the event. [14] In August, a re-routed tour schedule was announced with a greater emphasis on Canadian dates, where Taking the Long Way had gone five-times-platinum. The tour's shows themselves generally refrained from any explicit verbal political comments, letting the music, especially the central performance of Not Ready to Make Nice, speak for itself. At a Nov. 5, 2006 concert in Calgary, Alberta the Chicks received a thunderous ovation when the song was over, and the band held up a handwritten sign from a fan that read "Nobody likes a nasty Bush. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 "

During 2006, Dixie Chicks became the first major band to hire a designated blogger to be embedded with them for their promotional activities and tour. They partnered with Microsoft and hired Junichi Semitsu, a Professor of Law at the University of San Diego, to write first-hand accounts for their Accidents & Accusations Tour at the website http://dixiechicks.msn.com. The University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic University in San Diego, California. [15] MSN broadcast an entire live concert, called "Scene of the Crime", of Dixie Chicks' return to Shepherds Bush, London, the site of "The Incident". Toward the end of the concert, Natalie said from the stage, "And all week, the only thing people keep asking is, 'What are you gonna say? Do you know what you're gonna say?' As usual I didn't plan anything, but I thought I'd say something brand new and just say, 'Just so you know, we're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas. ' " which was met with thunderous applause and cheers.

In 2006, Taking the Long Way was the ninth best-selling album in the United States. It won the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Album, Best Record, and Best Song (for "Not Ready To Make Nice") - 14 years since one artist or group last swept those three awards[16] - and Best Country Album on February 11, 2007. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences "Not Ready to Make Nice" is a country - pop song written and performed by the American all-female band Dixie Chicks for their Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. After their Grammy win, Dixie Chicks album Taking the Long Way hit #8 on Billboard 200 and #1 on the country album charts and the Song of the Year-winning Not Ready to Make Nice re-entered the charts at #4 on the Hot 100. Taking the Long Way is the multiple Grammy Award -winning seventh Studio album by the American country / rock female The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard "Not Ready to Make Nice" is a country - pop song written and performed by the American all-female band Dixie Chicks for their

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," however, the video did not win in its nominated categories. [17]

Dixie Chicks were nominated for the 2007 Country Music Association's award for Top Vocal Group, their first nomination from the CMA Awards since 2003. The Country Music Association (CMA was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. [18] The trio lost to Rascal Flatts. Rascal Flatts is an American Grammy Award -winning Country pop group founded in Nashville Tennessee.

Al Gore announced on April 2, 2008, that the Dixie Chicks and fellow country artist, and at one time stark opponent of the Chicks, Toby Keith, will appear side-by-side in a commercial spot to promote Gore's "We Campaign" initiative to raise awareness about climate change and what Americans can do to help the environment. The We Campaign is nonprofit project being conducted by the Alliance for Climate Protection and with the ultimate goal of ending Global warming. According to Keith's publicist, the filming date and location have not yet been determined. [19]

On April 13, 2008 the Dixie Chicks appeared on an episode of "The Simpsons" called "Papa Don't Leech", in which they performed a song called "America's Back. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common " Papa Don't Leech " is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons ' nineteenth season. " Aside from serving the plot, the song served as a satirical comment on the earlier controversy: "We said some things that came out wrong / but now we've got a brand new song / 'cause freedoms need curtailing now and then. "

Shut Up and Sing

An ad for Shut Up and Sing, a documentary about the furor over Maines's comment, was turned down by NBC on October 27, 2006, citing a policy barring ads dealing with "public controversy". Dixie Chicks Shut Up and Sing (also known simply as Shut Up and Sing) is a 2006 Documentary film produced and directed by Academy Award The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ads for the documentary were rebuffed by the smaller CW network as well; 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 CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. "It's a sad commentary about the level of fear in our society that a movie about a group of courageous entertainers who were blacklisted for exercising their right of free speech is now itself being blacklisted by corporate America," the film's distributor Harvey Weinstein said in a statement. Harvey Weinstein, CBE (Hon (born March 19, 1952) is an American Film producer and movie studio chairman [20]

Shut Up and Sing's title was taken from "Not Ready To Make Nice", which in turn took the phrase from a threatening letter received by the band. [21]

Discography

Actual set list from Dixie Chicks concert on the Top of the World Tour: Madison Square Garden, June 20, 2003.
Actual set list from Dixie Chicks concert on the Top of the World Tour: Madison Square Garden, June 20, 2003. Set List is the second live album by Dublin -based rock band The Frames. Top of the World Tour was the 2003 Concert tour by American Country music trio Dixie Chicks. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Main article: Dixie Chicks discography

Albums

Initial Lineup:

With Natalie Maines:

Top-ten singles

Year Song Chart Positions
US Country US Hot 100 CAN Country
1997 "I Can Love You Better" 7 77 3
1998 "There's Your Trouble" 1 36 3
"Wide Open Spaces" 1 41 1
1999 "You Were Mine" 1 34 3
"Tonight the Heartache's on Me" 6 46 4
"Ready to Run" 2 39 3
"Cowboy Take Me Away" 1 27 1
2000 "Goodbye Earl" 13 19 5
"Cold Day in July" 10 65 7
"Without You" 1 31 -
2001 "If I Fall You're Going Down With Me" 3 38 -
"Some Days You Gotta Dance" 7 55 -
2002 "Long Time Gone" 2 7 -
"Landslide" 2 7 -
2003 "Travelin' Soldier" 1 25 -
2006 "Not Ready to Make Nice" 36 4 17
"The Long Way Around" - - 4

Awards

American Music Awards

Billboard Music Awards

Country Music Association Awards

Grammy Awards

Juno Awards

MTV's Rock the Vote

People's Choice Awards

Other Awards

Tours

As an opening act

Benefits

Festivals

Headlining tours

Notes

  1. ^ Style analysis on All Music Guide
  2. ^ Retrieved 9 May, 2008 RIAA Official Assessment Site
  3. ^ Media Consolidation Couldn’t Kill the Dixie Chicks, Adelaide Mail (Australia): Not Ready to Make Nice, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/06/15/bmdixie15.xml How the Chicks survived their scrap with Bush, The Telegraph, June 15, 2006
  4. ^ Front Page publicity Dixie Chicks
  5. ^ Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
  6. ^ Elle Magazine. America A Tribute to Heroes was a Benefit concert organized by actor George Clooney and broadcast After meeting Winona LaDuke in 1991 Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers decided to hone their environmental commitment to the indigenous community The Recording Artists' Coalition ( RAC) is an American Music industry organization that represents Recording artists and attempts to defend their rights The Vote for Change tour was a politically-motivated American Popular music Concert tour that took place in October 2004 Shelter from the Storm A Concert for the Gulf Coast was a one hour commercial -free Benefit concert Lilith Fair was a Concert tour and traveling Music festival, founded by musician Sarah McLachlan, that consisted solely of female solo artists and female-led The Fly Tour was the Dixie Chicks ' 2000 Concert tour in over 80 cities in North America in support of their album Fly. Top of the World Tour was the 2003 Concert tour by American Country music trio Dixie Chicks. The Accidents & Accusations Tour was a 2006 Concert tour by the Dixie Chicks. Dixie Chicks Shut Up and Sing (also known simply as Shut Up and Sing) is a 2006 Documentary film produced and directed by Academy Award com Retrieved 30, May, 2008Dixie Chicks Biography
  7. ^ The Boston Globe - October 7, 2001
  8. ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp
  9. ^ Barger, Al (2006). "Single Review: Dixie Chicks - 'Not Ready to Make Nice'" Blogcritics. com (accessed April 13, 2006)
  10. ^ (2006). "Dixie Chicks: 'Taking the Long Way'" MSN. com (accessed April 13, 2006)
  11. ^ Tryangiel, Josh. "In the Line of Fire", Time Magazine, May 29, 2006. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and  
  12. ^ "Dixie Chicks New Album, Taking The Long Way, Debuts At #1 On Billboard Top 200", Open Wide/Columbia Records (Press Release), May 31, 2006.  
  13. ^ European CMA
  14. ^ "Radio, promoter each blames other for cut in Chicks tour", Houston Chronicle, August 15, 2006.  
  15. ^ "Chicks Magnet", Washington Post, June 19, 2006.  
  16. ^ Grammy Sweep by Dixie Chicks Is Seen as a Vindication - New York Times
  17. ^ CMT Music Video Award Nominees
  18. ^ Awards Database: Artist Detail: Dixie Chicks
  19. ^ [1] "Dixie Chicks and Toby Keith campaign for climate", Country On-Demand
  20. ^ NBC rejects TV ads for Dixie Chicks film
  21. ^ "Shut Up And Sing", High Notes, Melora Koepke, Hour. ca, November 2, 2006, accessed April 7, 2007
  22. ^ Home was also voted the Best Recording Package, an award for art directors. The Grammy Award for Best Recording Package is the latest in a series of Grammy Awards presented for the visual look of an album
  23. ^ CMT News in Brief
  24. ^ ACLU News: ACLU/SC Honors Dixie Chicks, 'Crash' Oscar Winner, Top Music Executive, and Courageous Navy Lawyer
  25. ^ a b CMT Award

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