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狄克西女子合唱團

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狄克西女子合唱團
The Chicks
鄉村樂團狄克西女子合唱團在舞台上表演
2006年,狄克西女子合唱團樂團在德克薩斯州奧斯汀演出
組合
暱稱Dixie Chicks (1989–2020)
音樂類型
出道地點美國德克薩斯州達拉斯
活躍年代1989年至今
唱片公司
網站thechicks.com
相關團體Court Yard Hounds英語Court Yard Hounds
現任成員
已離開成員
The Chicks」的各地常用譯名
中國大陸南方小雞
臺灣狄克西女子合唱團
港澳南方小雞

狄克西女子合唱團(英語:The Chicks,前稱Dixie Chicks),是一支來自德克薩斯州達拉斯的美國鄉村音樂樂團。自1995年以來,樂團由娜塔麗·麥恩斯(主唱、吉他)和姐姐瑪蒂·馬奎爾英語Martie Maguire(主唱、小提琴、曼陀林、吉他)以及艾米麗·斯特雷爾英語Emily Strayer(主唱、吉他、班卓琴諧振器吉他英語Resonator guitar)組成。馬奎爾和斯特雷爾(原姓Erwin)於1989年在德克薩斯州達拉斯與貝斯手蘿拉·林奇以及主唱兼吉他手羅賓·林恩·梅西創立了該樂團。他們表演藍草音樂鄉村音樂,在藍草音樂節巡迴演出和小型場地進行街頭表演,並在六年的時間裡巡迴演出,但沒有吸引到主要唱片公司英語Record_label#Major_labels。1992年梅西離開後,林奇成為主唱。

在1997年與Monument Records英語Monument Records簽約並用娜塔麗·麥恩斯取代蘿拉·林奇英語The Chicks#Band members後,狄克西女子合唱團憑藉專輯《Wide Open Spaces英語Wide Open Spaces (album)》和《Fly英語Fly (Dixie Chicks album)》取得了成功。Monument關閉其納什維爾分店後,狄克西女子合唱團因《Home英語Home (Dixie Chicks album)》轉入哥倫比亞唱片。這些專輯在美國、加拿大和澳大利亞取得了多倍白金認證,多首單曲還登上了美國Billboard熱門鄉村歌曲榜。《There's Your Trouble英語There's Your Trouble》、《Wide Open Spaces英語Wide Open Spaces (song)》、《You Were Mine英語You Were Mine》、《Cowboy Take Me Away英語Cowboy Take Me Away》、《Without You英語Without You (Dixie Chicks song)》以及翻唱布魯斯·羅賓遜英語Bruce Robison的《Travelin' Soldier英語Travelin' Soldier》登上了第一名。狄克西女子合唱團還憑藉2002年翻唱佛利伍麥克的《Landslide英語Landslide (Fleetwood Mac song)》在成人當代單曲榜上名列第一。

在2003年伊拉克戰爭開始的前幾天,梅因斯對倫敦的聽眾表示狄克西女子合唱團不贊成戰爭英語Dixie Chicks comments on George W. Bush,並為美國總統喬治·沃克·布希來自德克薩斯州而感到羞恥。這番話引發了美國國內的抵制和歌迷的反彈。經過一段時間的休整,迪克西小雞樂團於2006年發行了《Taking the Long Way英語Taking the Long Way》專輯,這張專輯就是在這次反彈的影響下發行的。其中《Not Ready to Make Nice英語Not Ready to Make Nice》成為她們最大的跨界單曲,在美國告示牌百大單曲榜上排名第四。馬奎爾和斯特雷爾於2009年以Court Yard Hounds英語Court Yard Hounds的名義發行了一張專輯。2010年代,迪克西小雞樂團再次聚首巡演。2020年,由於「Dixie」的負面含義,她們將「Dixie」從名字中刪除,並發行了14年來的首張專輯《Gaslighter英語Gaslighter (album)》。

狄克西女子合唱團共獲得過13項葛萊美獎,其中包括2007年憑藉《Taking the Long Way》獲得葛萊美獎年度專輯的五項大獎,以及獲得葛萊美獎年度製作葛萊美獎年度歌曲的單曲《Not Ready to Make Nice英語Not Ready to Make Nice》。截至2020年7月,狄克西女子合唱團已售出3300萬張認證專輯[2],在美國的專輯銷量為2790萬張,成為Luminate自1991年開始記錄銷量以來最暢銷的全女子樂團和最暢銷的鄉村音樂組合[3][4][5]

演藝歷程[編輯]

1989–1995:最初的「藍草」組合[編輯]

狄克西女子合唱團成立於1989年,當時名為Dixie Chicks,成員包括立式低音提琴樂手蘿拉·林奇、吉他手羅賓·林恩·梅西以及多樂器演奏姐妹瑪蒂·馬奎爾英語Martie Maguire艾米麗·斯特雷爾英語Emily Strayer。兩姐妹後來結婚,並兩次改名(瑪蒂改名為Martie Seidel,後又改名為Martie Maguire;艾米麗改名為Emily Robison,後又改名為Emily Strayer)。樂團的名字取自Little Feat英語Little Feat樂團中羅威爾·喬治英語Lowell George的專輯《Dixie Chicken英語Dixie Chicken[6]

1990年,參議員約翰·塔爾英語John Tower的女兒佩妮·庫克為狄克西女子合唱團提供了1萬美元,以讓她們錄製一張專輯。她們的第一張錄音室專輯《Thank Heavens for Dale Evans英語Thank Heavens for Dale Evans》以表演先鋒戴爾·伊萬斯英語Dale Evans命名[7]。她們為這張14軌的專輯支付了5000美元[8]。其中包括兩首器樂曲。1987年,馬奎爾(當時仍名為瑪蒂·埃爾文)在堪薩斯州溫菲爾德核桃谷音樂節英語Walnut Valley Festival舉行的全國小提琴錦標賽中獲得第二名,1989年獲得第三名[9]

樂團於年底發行了一張聖誕單曲——一張名為《Home on the Radar Range》的45轉黑膠唱片,正面的歌曲名為「Christmas Swing」,反面名為「The Flip Side」。唱片名稱意義重大;在那段時間裡,樂團成員裝扮成「女牛仔」,宣傳照片也反映了這一形象。然而,即使在Grand Ole Opry英語Grand Ole Opry劇院[10]加里森·基洛英語Garrison Keillor電台廣播節目《A Prairie Home Companion英語A Prairie Home Companion[11]中亮相。

狄克西女子合唱團開始建立自己的粉絲群,在1990年的Telluride藍草音樂節英語Telluride Bluegrass Festival上贏得了「最佳樂團」獎,並為知名鄉村音樂藝人擔任開場嘉賓,包括加斯·布魯克斯瑞芭·麥肯泰爾喬治·史崔特[8]

1992年,樂團發行了第二張獨立專輯《Little Ol' Cowgirl英語Little Ol' Cowgirl》,這張專輯轉向了更為現代的鄉村音樂,樂團請來了更多的臨時伴奏樂手英語Session musician,用更大更現代的編曲發展出了更豐富的聲音。羅賓·林恩·梅西對聲音的變化並不滿意。1992年底,她離開樂團並投身於「更純粹」的藍草音樂,並繼續活躍在達拉斯和奧斯汀的音樂舞台上[12]。在此期間,專業鋼棒吉他勞埃德·梅因斯英語Lloyd Maines(曾在兩張專輯中都有過演奏)將他們介紹給了自己的女兒娜塔莉,她是一位有抱負的歌手。勞埃德-梅因斯認為自己的女兒很適合接替離去的梅西,並將娜塔莉的試唱樣帶傳給了馬奎爾和斯特雷爾,該樣帶曾為她贏得了伯克利音樂學院的全額獎學金[13]。1992年,《華盛頓郵報》在評論他們在維吉尼亞州的樺樹音樂大廳英語The Birchmere的演出時寫道:「唱片公司的高管們很快就會自責……這些小雞們具備了大紅大紫的條件,但卻沒有一家大唱片公司冒險與他們簽約」[14]

林奇成為狄克西女子合唱團第三張專輯《Shouldn't a Told You That英語Shouldn't a Told You That》(1993年)的主唱。她們仍然無法吸引主要唱片公司英語Record_label#Major_labels的支持,也很難將歌迷群體擴展到德克薩斯州和納什維爾以外的地方。他們的新任經理西蒙·倫肖找到了公司高管史考特·西曼英語Scott Siman,史考特·西曼與索尼音樂娛樂公司納什維爾分部簽訂了一份發展合約。1995年年中,他們與索尼敲定了合約[15],林奇的位置由梅恩斯取代[16]

關於林奇離開的說法不一。在那時,林奇姐妹說她已經考慮離開一年多了,因為她厭倦了巡演,希望有更多的時間陪伴女兒[15]。林奇提出留下來參加新專輯的首次錄音,但姐妹倆認為這樣做會給索尼公司傳遞錯誤的信息;她們一致同意她在新專輯發行前離開[15]。在1996年的一次採訪中,林奇說到:「這不能說是辭職。狄克西女子合唱團有三個人,而我只是其中之一。」[17]2003年,林奇表示她不後悔離開[18]

1995-2000:憑藉《Wide Open Spaces》和《Fly》獲得商業成功[編輯]

1998年,狄克西女子合唱團在維吉尼亞州斯塔福德舉行的鄉村兒童音樂會上

梅因斯加入樂團後,樂團的樂器陣容基本保持不變,但梅因斯並不是原聲貝司手。相反,她在演唱會上彈木吉他和電吉他,偶爾也彈電貝司或帕布斯吉他英語Tacoma_Guitars#Papoose。她擔任主唱,馬奎爾和斯特雷爾擔任伴唱。現在,斯特雷爾為樂團的聲音做出了貢獻,在她精通五弦班卓琴英語Banjo#Five-string_banjo共鳴器吉他英語Resonator guitar的基礎上,又加入了吉他、手風琴錫塔琴和帕帕魯斯琴;而馬奎爾則開始在她擅長的小提琴演奏基礎上,更頻繁地加入吉他、中提琴和曼陀林演奏。姐妹倆對這種變化表示歡迎;馬奎爾說:「這首歌很有根基,但娜塔莉又加入了搖滾和藍調的元素。這給了艾米麗和我一個拓展的機會,因為我們喜歡這些類型的音樂,但又覺得受到樂器的限制。」[19]

在接下來的一年裡,索尼來到奧斯汀看望了改頭換面的狄克西女子合唱團,並承諾與她們簽訂長期合約,她們也被選為新成立的Monument唱片公司英語Monument Records的第一組新藝人。單曲《I Can Love You Better英語I Can Love You Better》於1997年10月發行,進入美國鄉村音樂排行榜前十名。《Wide Open Spaces英語Wide Open Spaces (album)》於1998年1月23日發行[20]

在一年的時間裡,《Wide Open Spaces》中的三首單曲都登上了鄉村音樂排行榜的首位:《There's Your Trouble英語There's Your Trouble》、《You Were Mine英語You Were Mine》和同名單曲英語Wide Open Spaces (song)。這張專輯在他們原有的粉絲基礎上增加了更多的聽眾,在鄉村音樂和流行音樂排行榜上都進入了前五名[21],僅在鄉村音樂領域的初始銷量就達到了1200萬張,創造了鄉村音樂史上最暢銷的二人或組合專輯的紀錄[1]。截至2003年,《Wide Open Spaces》在美國售出的1200萬張專輯使其成為RIAA認證的鑽石專輯[22]

1998年,狄克西女子合唱團的CD銷量超過了所有其他鄉村音樂組合的總和[23][24]。大型鄉村音樂組織注意到了狄克西女子合唱團,並於1998年將「地平線獎」(Horizon Award)頒給了那些「在整體排行榜和銷售活動、現場表演專業性和評論媒體認可度方面表現出最顯著的創造性增長和發展」的新藝人[25][26]。到1999年,這張專輯為新陣容贏得了第一個葛萊美獎以及鄉村音樂協會英語Country Music Association鄉村音樂學院英語Academy of Country Music和其他高知名度獎項的讚譽。

1999年8月31日,狄克西女子合唱團發行了另一張專輯《Fly英語Fly (Dixie Chicks album)》,該專輯首次亮相就榮登Billboard 200榜首,銷量超過1,000萬張,使狄克西女子合唱團成為唯一一支鄉村樂團,也是唯一一支擁有兩張連續獲得RIAA認證鑽石專輯的女性樂團[20]。《Fly》共發行了九張單曲,包括鄉村音樂冠軍《Cowboy Take Me Away英語Cowboy Take Me Away》和《Without You英語Without You (Dixie Chicks song)》。狄克西女子合唱團的專輯在發行後的半個多世紀裡一直名列美國歷史上最暢銷的50張專輯排行榜英語List of best-selling albums in the United States[27]。《Fly》再次獲得葛萊美獎以及鄉村音樂協會和鄉村音樂學院頒發的榮譽,狄克西女子合唱團也因其成就獲得了其他方面的多項榮譽[28]。樂團在其首次巡演Fly Tour英語Fly Tour中擔任主演,喬·伊利英語Joe Ely瑞奇·斯卡格斯英語Ricky Skaggs等特邀藝術家在每場演出中亮相[29],還與薩拉·麥可拉克倫雪瑞兒·可洛和其他女藝術家一起參加了全女性巡演Lilith音樂節英語Lilith Fair[30]

狄克西女子合唱團在這一時期取得商業成功的原因是多方面的:她們創作或與人合作創作了《Wide Open Spaces》和《Fly》中大約一半的歌曲;她們混合了藍草、主流鄉村音樂藍調和流行歌曲的風格吸引了眾多唱片購買者,而且她們曾經與林奇一起裝扮成「牛仔女郎」,使得她們的著裝更加現代[1]

《Fly》中的《Cowboy Take Me Away》成為另一首招牌歌曲英語List of signature songs,這首歌是馬奎爾為慶祝姐姐與鄉村音樂歌手查理·羅比森英語Charlie Robison的戀情而寫的,艾米莉後來嫁給了查理·羅比森,並將自己的姓氏換成了羅比森。然而,她們的幾首歌在保守的鄉村音樂粉絲群中引起了爭議,有兩首歌導致一些電台將狄克西女子合唱團從播放列表中刪除: 這兩首歌分別是《Sin Wagon英語Sin Wagon》和《Goodbye Earl英語Goodbye Earl》,《Sin Wagon》中的「mattress dancing」(床墊舞)一詞被賦予了新的含義,而《Goodbye Earl》則是一首黑色幽默作品,講述了一個毫不掩飾地殺害虐待自己丈夫的兇手的故事(樂團後來拍攝了一段視頻,由演員丹尼斯·弗蘭茲英語Dennis Franz扮演被殺害的丈夫,描繪了這一惡行)。在一次採訪中,梅恩斯談到索尼公司擔心《Sin Wagon》中提到的「mattress dancing」,拒絕在採訪中討論這個問題。她說:我們的經理開玩笑說,『你不能說床墊舞,但他們喜歡這首關於預謀一級謀殺的歌』!」她接著說:「……所以『床墊舞』被淘汰了,謀殺卻出現了,這對我們來說很有趣!」[31]

2001-2002: 唱片公司糾紛和《Home》[編輯]

在前兩張專輯取得商業成功後,樂團與唱片公司索尼就會計程序問題發生爭執,聲稱索尼至少在30個案例中使用了欺詐性會計手段,在過去三年中少付了至少400萬美元(270萬英鎊)的專輯版稅[32]。索尼公司堅持己見,三人於是離開,索尼公司起訴三人未能履行合同[33]。8月27日,狄克西女子合唱團以自己的410萬美元起訴索尼音樂娛樂[34],這與歌手寇特妮·洛芙艾梅·曼恩英語Aimee Mann黎安·萊姆絲對唱片業的指控不謀而合[35]。經過幾個月的談判,狄克西女子合唱團私下解決了訴訟,並獲得了自己的唱片公司Open Wide Records,這為她們提供了更多的控制權、更好的合同以及更多的版稅,但索尼仍負責專輯的營銷和發行[23][36]


During the time that they worked with Sony to reconcile their differences, the 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. The three women found themselves home, in Texas, each happily married, planning families, and writing songs closer to their roots, without the usual pressures of the studio technicians from the major labels. The songs they didn't write were solicited from songwriters who wrote with a less commercial emphasis.[37] The result was that Home, independently produced by Lloyd Maines and the Dixie Chicks, was released August 27, 2002.[20]

Unlike the Dixie Chicks' two previous records, Home is dominated by up-tempo bluegrass and pensive ballads; and Emmylou Harris added her vocals to "Godspeed". In addition, the text of the opening track and first single, "Long Time Gone", was a pointed criticism of contemporary country music radio, accusing it of ignoring the soul of the genre as exemplified by Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, and Hank Williams. "Long Time Gone" became the Dixie Chicks' first Top 10 hit on the U.S. pop singles chart and peaked at No. 2 on the country chart, becoming a major success. Approximately six million copies of Home were sold in the United States.[38]

Home also won Grammy awards, and other noteworthy accolades as before, though it fell short of reaching the diamond record status of the first two albums. Natalie Maines said afterward, "I want to check the record books and see how many fathers and daughters have won Grammys together."[39]

By 2002, the Dixie Chicks were featured on three television specials: An Evening with the Dixie Chicks, which was an acoustic concert primarily composed of the material from Home; VH1 Divas Las Vegas alongside Cher, Céline Dion, Shakira, Anastacia, Stevie Nicks, Mary J. Blige, Cyndi Lauper, Whitney Houston and host Ellen DeGeneres; and a CMT three-hour television special, the 40 Greatest Women of Country Music. Ranked No. 13 out of 40, they were "selected by hundreds of artists, music historians, music journalists and music industry professionals—looking at every aspect of what a great artist is".[40]

2003–2005: Comments on George W. Bush and backlash[編輯]

On March 10, 2003, the Dixie Chicks performed at the Shepherd's Bush Empire theater in London, England.[41] Maines told the audience the band did not support the imminent Allied invasion of Iraq and were ashamed that President George W. Bush was from Texas.[42] Maines's remark triggered a backlash in the United States.[42] The Dixie Chicks were blacklisted by thousands of country radio stations,[43] and the band members received death threats.[44] Maines issued an apology, saying her remark had been disrespectful; in 2006 she rescinded the apology, saying she felt Bush deserved no respect.[43] Their single "Landslide", a Fleetwood Mac cover, fell from number 10 to 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 in one week and left the chart a week later.[45] The backlash also damaged sales of their next album and tour.[46]

The Dixie Chicks performing at Madison Square Garden on June 20, 2003, during the Top of the World Tour

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita battered the Gulf Coast, with the group's home state of Texas directly in the wake of the disaster. In September, the Dixie Chicks debuted their song "I Hope" in the Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast telethon. The song was one of only two performed at the concert that was not donated for the subsequent DVD. The Dixie Chicks made their new single available as a download with proceeds to benefit hurricane relief through Habitat For Humanity and the American Federation of Musicians Gulf Coast Relief Fund.[47][48][49]

In October 2004, the Dixie Chicks joined the Vote for Change tour, performing in concerts organized by MoveOn.org in swing states, raising funds for political groups opposing Bush.[50] In 2005, Maguire, Strayer, and Maines joined with 31 other recording artists, including Dolly Parton, Christina Aguilera, Yoko Ono, and Mandy Moore supporting relationships of all kinds, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, on a two-disc release titled Love Rocks, with their song from the album Home called "I Believe in Love".[51]

2006–2007: Taking the Long Way and Shut Up and Sing[編輯]

On March 16, 2006, the Dixie Chicks released the single "Not Ready to Make Nice" in advance of their upcoming album. Cowritten with Dan Wilson, it addressed the political controversy that had surrounded the group for the previous three years.[52] Strayer said, "The stakes were definitely higher on that song. We knew it was special because it was so autobiographical, and we had to get it right. And once we had that song done, it freed us up to do the rest of the album without that burden." She said writing the song had become their "therapy", since they had to hold in so many stored emotions for so long. Thus, the band considered the album not so much political as very personal.[53]

Taking the Long Way was released in stores and online on May 22, 2006. The album was produced by Rick Rubin who had worked with hard rock acts such as Red Hot Chili Peppers and System of a Down, as well as idiosyncratic singers such as Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond. The band felt they had nothing to lose by a newer approach, and possibly quite a bit to gain.[54] All 14 tracks were co-written by the three Chicks, alongside various other songwriters, including Neil Finn of Crowded House. The album contains references to the 2003 controversy.[55] 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 Dixie Chicks became the first female band in chart history to have three albums debut at No. 1.[56]

Both "Not Ready to Make Nice" and second single "Everybody Knows" were largely ignored by U.S. country radio[57] and failed to penetrate the top 35 of the Hot Country Songs chart. In June 2006, Emily Strayer noted the lack of support from other country music performers: "A lot of artists cashed in on being against what we said or what we stood for because that was promoting their career, which was a horrible thing to do. ... A lot of pandering started going on, and you'd see soldiers and the American flag in every video. It became a sickening display of ultra-patriotism."[57]

Maines said, "The entire country may disagree with me, but I don't understand the necessity for patriotism. Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country ... I don't see why people care about patriotism."[57] In Europe, however, the two singles were well received by country radio, peaking at Nos. 13 and 11 respectively and remaining on the European Country Charts for more than 20 weeks each.[58]

The Accidents & Accusations Tour began in July 2006. Ticket sales were strong in Canada and in some Northeastern markets, but notably weak in other areas. A number of shows were canceled 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.[59] In August, a re-routed tour schedule was scheduled with a greater emphasis on Canadian dates, where Taking the Long Way had gone five-times-platinum. As part of the tour, the Dixie Chicks became the first major band to hire a designated blogger "all-access" to keep up with them in their promotional activities and tour.[60]During the tour, the group members generally refrained from any explicit verbal political comments. When the Dixie Chicks performed again at Shepherd's Bush Empire, site of "The Incident", Maines joked that she wanted to say something the audience had not heard before, but instead said, "Just so y'all know, we're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas," to much laughter and applause.[61]

In 2006, Taking the Long Way was the ninth-best-selling album in the United States. At the 49th Grammy Awards Show on February 11, 2007, the group won all five categories for which they were nominated, including the top awards of Song of the Year and Record of the Year, both for "Not Ready to Make Nice", and Album of the Year, for Taking the Long Way. Maines interpreted the wins as being a show of public support for their advocacy of free speech.[62] It had been 14 years since an artist had swept those three awards.[63]

After the Grammys, Taking the Long Way hit No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the country album charts and "Not Ready to Make Nice" re-entered the charts at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. 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.[64] The group was nominated for the 2007 Country Music Association's award for Top Vocal Group, but lost to Rascal Flatts.[65]

At the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, Cabin Creek Films, the production company of documentarian Barbara Kopple, premiered Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing.[66] The documentary follows the Dixie Chicks over the three years since the 2003 London concert remark and covers aspects of their musical and personal lives in addition to the controversy.[67]

An ad for Shut Up and Sing was turned down by NBC on October 27, 2006, because of a policy barring ads dealing with "public controversy". Ads were rebuffed by the CW as well, but 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.[68] The film's distributor Harvey Weinstein said, "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."[68]

2008–2014: Hiatus, Court Yard Hounds and continued touring[編輯]

At a December 2007 rally in Little Rock, Arkansas, Maines expressed support for the West Memphis Three, three men convicted of a 1993 triple murder who many believe innocent.[69] Maines cited a recent defense filing implicating Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of one of the victims, and posted similar comments in a letter on the Dixie Chicks' web site.[69] In November 2008, Hobbs sued Maines and the Dixie Chicks for defamation as a result of her statements.[70] On December 2, 2009, a U.S. federal judge dismissed the defamation case on the grounds that Hobbs had not shown the statements were made with actual malice.[71] A proposed April 2008 commercial spot to promote Al Gore's "We Campaign" involving both the Dixie Chicks and Toby Keith was eventually abandoned because of scheduling conflicts.[72]

In January 2010, Maguire and Strayer released new music without Maines[73] as a duo known as Court Yard Hounds.[74] Lloyd Maines, Natalie's father, said that the trio were "definitely still an entity".[73] The Court Yard Hounds released their first album in May 2010, with Strayer on lead vocals.[74] Beginning on June 8, 2010, the Dixie Chicks joined the Eagles on their stadium-based Eagles 2010 Summer Tour,[75]

The Dixie Chicks appeared in the 2010 music documentary Sounds Like a Revolution about protest music in America. They sang "You" on the March 2011 release of Rare Bird Alert, a Steve Martin bluegrass album, accompanied by the Steep Canyon Rangers.[76] In March 2011, Maines made a solo recording of the Beach Boys hit "God Only Knows" for the final episode of the HBO series Big Love.[77] In July 2011, Strayer and Maguire said that new music involving Maines is in the works.[78] In October 2011, the Dixie Chicks played the Concert for Wildfire Relief in Austin, Texas. During the set, Maines stated that there was "zero hesitation" when the group was asked to do the show.[79]

In December 2012, the Dixie Chicks replaced Lady Antebellum as headliners' at Canada's Craven Country Jamboree in July 2013.[80] In July they also performed at the Ottawa Bluesfest and the Cavendish Beach Music Festival and in October 2013 on the Scotiabank Saddledome.[81] In July 2013, the Court Yard Hounds also released their second album, Amelita. From October 2013 to March 2014, the Dixie Chicks went on their first full-length tour since 2007, the Long Time Gone Tour through various cities across Canada in 2013. The tour incorporated the C2C: Country to Country festival held in London and Dublin during March 2014.[82]

2016–present: MMXVI World Tour, name change and Gaslighter[編輯]

In June 2015, a European tour was scheduled to commence in Antwerp on April 16, 2016; the DCX MMXVI World Tour initially included dates for Switzerland, The Netherlands, Scandinavia, the UK and Ireland, however in November 2015, the tour was extended into North America, with over forty shows scheduled across the United States and Canada.[83] The tour was extended to Australia and New Zealand, and was followed by a live album and video, DCX MMXVI Live.[84]

On the 50th anniversary of the Country Music Association Awards on November 2, 2016, the Dixie Chicks performed alongside Beyoncé on her song "Daddy Lessons". A studio version of the performance was released to digital outlets the following day.[85] They also collaborated with Taylor Swift on her song "Soon You'll Get Better" from Swift's 2019 album Lover.[86] On May 3, 2018, the Dixie Chicks' manager, Simon Renshaw, retired after having managed them since 1995. They signed with Ian Montone and Rick Yorn at Monotone/LBI Entertainment.[87]

On June 25, 2020, the band changed their name to the Chicks, dropping the word "Dixie".[88] The change followed criticism that the word had connotations of slavery in the United States.[89][90][a] The band said they had picked "that stupid name" as teenagers, and had wanted to change it for years. They decided to change it when they saw the Confederate flag described as "the Dixie Swastika" on social media in June 2020.[91] They were also inspired by the George Floyd protests and the Black Lives Matter movement, saying it "definitely lit a fire in us to be on the right side of history".[88] They received the blessing of the Chicks, a New Zealand duo, to share the name.[89][92] Alongside the name change, the Chicks released the protest song "March March" with a music video directed by Seanne Farmer, in tribute to social justice movements.[89] They also introduced John Silva as their new manager,[93] with publicity by Cindi Berger of R&CPMK.[94]

On July 17, 2020, the Chicks released their first album in 14 years, Gaslighter, produced by Jack Antonoff.[95] The first single, "Gaslighter", was released on March 4.[96] On August 20, the Chicks performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.[97] On December 22, 2023, Laura Lynch, a member of the Dixie Chicks until 1993, died in a traffic collision near El Paso, Texas, at the age of 65.[98] The Chicks issued a statement saying Lynch was "a bright light" whose "undeniable talents helped propel us beyond busking on street corners to stages all across Texas and the mid-West".[98]

Band members[編輯]

The Dixie Chicks in 2006. From left: Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer

Members

Former members

  • Laura Lynch – lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals, bass (1989–1995; died 2023)[99][100]
  • Robin Lynn Macy – lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals, guitar (1989–1992)

Timeline[編輯]

Discography[編輯]

Studio albums

Tours[編輯]

Set list from the Top of the World Tour: Madison Square Garden, June 20, 2003.

Headlining

Supporting

Co-headlining

Residencies

  • 2023: The Chicks: Six Nights in Vegas

Awards and nominations[編輯]

See also[編輯]

Notes[編輯]

  1. ^ The origin of the word "Dixie" is obscure, see Dixie#Origin of the name.

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Further reading[編輯]

  • Dickerson, James L. (2000). Dixie Chicks: Down-Home and Backstage. Taylor Trade Publishing. ISBN 0-87833-189-1.

External links[編輯]

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