December 26, 2012 In a surprise move, the Dixie Chicks have announced a rare public appearance. The Texas trio have been confirmed as the new Saturday night headlining act for the 2013 Craven Country Jamboree, which takes place from July 11-14 in Craven, Saskatchewan.
November 15, 2012 It's not required, but the Dixie Chicks strongly recommended turning many of the men's rooms inside each venue into women's restrooms. During their 2000 tour, the group expected as much as 70 percent of their fans to be women, and wanted to save them the frustration of a long line. Additionally, the trio apparently wanted to go golfing be
October 19, 2012 Natalie Maines makes this list mostly for her 2003 comments about President Bush, but she's always been active behind the scenes. According to research done by the Tennessean, Maines donated nearly $7K to Democratic political causes and candidates between 1992 and 2007, and supported Barack Obama in 2008
October 12, 2012 The Dixie Chicks made their 'Simpsons' cameo in 2008's 'Papa Don't Leech,' an episode that featured early series country singer Lurleen Lumpkin. It seems the Chicks and Lumpkin had something of a Rayna
It was inevitable that on tonight's (Oct. 8) first battle round of Season 3 of 'The Voice,' country coach Blake Shelton would pit two country acts against one another. He did just that with singer Gracia Harrison and the Ohio-based mother-daughter duet 2 Steel Girls, who of course remind us of the Judds.
September 18, 2012 The Dixie Chicks' Emily Robison gave birth to her fourth child in early September. Violet Isabel Strayer joins Robison's 7-year-old twins and 9-year-old son, whom she had with ex-husband Charlie Robison. Martin Strayer is little Violet's daddy. She's the couple's first child together.
The Dixie Chicks celebrated the new addition
September 6, 2012 The Dixie Chicks were the hottest act in country music when they released 'Fly,' their second major label album. Written by Chick Martie Seidel and Nashville hitmaker Marcus Hummon, 'Cowboy Take Me Away' hit No. 1 in February of 2000, and now lands at No. 81 in our Top 100 Country Love Songs.
September 4, 2012 Dixie Chick Emily Robison is resting today after giving birth to her fourth child, a girl, this morning. The singer delivered Violet Isabel Strayer at 3:01AM. A note at the trio's page on Facebook says both baby and mom are doing well, and father Martin Strayer is happier than ever.
The Dixie Chicks were already flying high following the massive commercial success of their first two major label albums, when the Texas-based trio released their highly-anticipated third record. 'Home,' which hit store shelves on August 27, 2002, fell under the Chicks' label imprint, Wide Open/Columbia Records.
Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines made a special appearance at Ben Harper's Los Angeles concert on June 30, joining the rocker onstage to perform the Pink Floyd classic 'Mother.'
