The country singers spoke it like it was and they didn’t back down.
It's time for the Dixie Chicks to come back already.
It's been eight years since the trio put out their last album, and in that time they've mostly been on hiatus, spending time with their families and embarking on new projects. But after a tour in Canada and Europe last fall, and their recent performance at the C2C country music festival in London, the famed bluegrass and country group — consisting of Natalie Maines and sisters Emily Robison and Martie Maguire — have been giving fans renewed hope for some kind of stateside tour or, fingers crossed, a new album.
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In the meantime, while we're praying, let us relive some of the reasons why they're so amazing.
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They're all badass musicians who SHRED on their respective instruments.
The Robison sisters both play a whole breadth of instruments, but as part of the Chicks, Emily made a name playing a mean banjo. Martie is masterful on the fiddle, and while Natalie is mostly known for her raw, powerful voice, she also kills it on the guitar.
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They made traditional bluegrass and country fun for mainstream pop listeners.
The Dixie Chicks transcended the country scene, selling more albums in 1998 than every country act combined that year, and they continued to reign as the highest-selling country group through the early aughts. As of May 2013, the Dixie Chicks are the best-selling female band of all time, and the biggest selling country group in the U.S. during the Nielsen SoundScan era (1991-present).
