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The Chicks

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The Chicks

The Chicks are an American country band. They have had many hit songs. They are from Texas. The Dixie Chicks are Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Robison. The group formed in Dallas, Texas in 1989. They have won 13 Grammy Awards. When performing a concert in 2003 they garnered controversy afterward for Natalie Maines' comments about being ashamed that George W. Bush was from Texas.

In June 2020, during the George Floyd protests, the band changed their names from The Dixie Chicks to The Chicks.[1]

On December 22, 2023, original Dixie Chicks member Laura Lynch died in a car accident in El Paso, Texas.[2]

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  1. The Dixie Chicks Change Their Name, Dropping the ‘Dixie’ at The New York Times
  2. "Laura Lynch, Dixie Chicks Founding Member, Dies at 65". Variety. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  3. "Dixie Chicks Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.