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Spotlight on The Dixie Chicks

Dateline: 01/11/99 (Updated 09/01/99)
Spotlight on The Dixie Chicks



Each month I will be spotlighting a different artist, with
links to several different web pages, sound clips, facts,
awards, and a discography. This month the
spotlight artist is the group:
The Dixie Chicks.

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[ Facts | Discography | Audio Clips ]
[ Accomplishments | Links ]

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Dixie Chicks Facts
Natalie Martie Emily
Born On:
Oct 4, 1974
Born On:
Oct 6, 1969
Born On:
Aug 16, 1972
Birthplace:
Lubbock, TX
Birthplace:
York, PA
Birthplace:
Pittsfield, MA
Hair Color:
Platinum Blonde
Hair Color:
Blonde
Hair Color:
Blonde
Eye Color:
Blue
Eye Color:
Green Blue
Eye Color:
Hazel
Marital Status:
Separated
Marital Status:
Married to:
Ted Seidel
Marital Status:
Married to:
Charlie Robison
Instruments Played:
Piano & Guitar
Instruments Played:
Fiddle & Mandolin
Instruments Played:
Banjo, Dobro, Violin, Mandolin, & Keyboards
The Dixie Chicks' Discography
Album Cover Title Year Released
Wide Open Spaces 1998
Singles from Wide Open Spaces
There's Your Trouble
I Can Love You Better
Wide Open Spaces
You Were Mine
Let 'er Rip
Fly 1999
Dixie Chicks Audio Clips
RealAudio Clips courtesy of CD Now.
I Can Love You Better
Wide Open Spaces
Loving Arms
There's Your Trouble
You Were Mine
Dixie Chicks Accomplishments

  • The Dixie Chicks were the best-selling country group of 1998.
  • The Dixie Chicks were the biggest selling new act of 1998.
  • Dixie Chicks distinguished themselves as the highest debuting country group in seven years.
  • Wide Open Spaces sold more units than all other country groups combined in 1998.
  • Wide Open Spaces has sold more than three-and-a-half million units, as of January 1999.
  • The Dixie Chicks saw their first three singles sail into the Country Top Ten with the title track holding the No. 1 spot for four consecutive weeks.
  • The Dixie Chicks won two CMA trophies - Horizon Award and Vocal Group - the first time an act has won both categories in the same year.
  • The Dixie Chicks are nominated for Favorite New Artist (Country) and Favorite Band, Duo or Group (Country) in the upcoming American Music Awards.
  • The Dixie Chicks are nominated for Grammys for Best New Artist, Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, (for "There's Your Trouble"), and Best Country Album, for Wide Open Spaces.
  • The Dixie Chicks chalked up "Best of '98" honors in a host of national publications such as People, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly and USA Today.
Dixie Chicks Links

The Dixie Chicks on Sony Music

The Dixie Chicks on Great American Country

Dixie Chicks Big Spring Jam 98 (Page 1)

Dixie Chicks Big Spring Jam 98 (Page 2)

Dixie Chicks Big Spring Jam 98 (Page 3)

Dixie Chicks Big Spring Jam 98 (Page 4)

Articles on The Dixie Chicks

The Dixie Chicks History

Liz's Dixie Chicks Page

Buy Dixie Chicks music from my Country Music Bookstore

Times The Dixie Chicks Videos Play on CMT

Unofficial Dixie Chicks Page

Whitney's Dixie Chicks Page

A Tribute to The Dixie Chicks

Dixie Chicks Lyrics

Download Dixie Chicks Wallpaper

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