Band Members:
Natalie Maines (guitar and lead vocals)
Martie Seidel (fiddle)
Emily Robison (banjo, bass)
Home City: Dallas
Genre: Country
Band History: Sisters Emily and Martie Erwin, who perform under their married names of Robison and Seidel, respectively, started performing together without an official band name. On the way to a show, the Little Feat song "Dixie Chicken" came on the radio, and the Dixie Chicks were born. The group quickly went from being street performers in Dallas with former members Robin Lynn Macy and Laura Lynch to playing gigs in barbecue joints, corporate parties (including private parties for Ross Perot) and regional nightclubs. After Macy and Lynch left the group, Maines joined and took over lead vocals.
Record Label: Sony Music
Albums: "Wide Open Spaces" (1998), "Fly" (1999)
Hit Singles: "I Can Love You Better" (1998), "There's Your Trouble" (1998), "You Were Mine" (1998), "Wide Open Spaces" (1998), "Ready To Run" (1999), "Goodbye Earl" (2000)
Awards And Recognition: In 2000, the Dixie Chicks won two Grammy Awards for their album "Fly" and the single "Ready to Run." They also won two awards from the Academy of Country Music that year. In 1998 and 1999, the Dixie Chicks won two Grammy Awards (best country album and best country vocal performance duo/group), two Country Music Association Awards (group of the year and the Horizon Award), plus three Academy of Country Music Awards (including album of the year), one American Music Award and two TNN Music Awards.
Big Break: Sidewalk performances soon gave way to stints as the opening act for Garth Brooks, George Jones and Emmylou Harris, and 1993 saw the quartet perform at both the Grand Ole Opry and at President Clinton's inaugural ball.
Off The Mic: The group made waves in early 2000 with the release of their single "Goodbye Earl," about two women who kill an abusive husband. Emily Robison has been married since May 1, 1999, to country singer Charlie Robison. Martie Seidel divorced husband Ted Seidel.
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