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The Dixie Chicks began with a largely bluegrass sound and released
their first album, Thank Heavens for Dale Evans (named after the
pioneering, multi-talented female performer Dale Evans), on independent
label Crystal Clear Sound in 1990. The album included two instrumentals,
an indicator from the beginning of the group's strength; bandmember, Martie, had taken
third place at the National Fiddle Championships the year before. The Dixie
Chicks gained some positive notices, winning the best band prize at the
Telluride Bluegrass Festival and earning opening act spots in support of
Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, George Strait and others.
The album Wide Open Spaces was released in January 1998 and over the
space of a year the next three singles from it all hit #1 on the country
chart: the bouncy "There's Your Trouble", the statement-of-purpose "Wide
Open Spaces" and the radio-pleasing ballad "You Were Mine". Wide Open
Spaces would go on to sell over 12 million copies, becoming one of the 50
best-selling albums in American history. In the summer of 1999 the Dixie Chicks
served as the opening act for Tim McGraw on a popular concert tour.
The Dixie Chicks proved their hitmaking was no fluke by following it
with another smash hit album, Fly, in 2000. Nine singles would emerge
from it, including country #1's "Cowboy Take Me Away" and "Without You".
Fly would go on to sell 10 million copies, a rare repeat visit to the
diamond level of sales.
In September 2001, 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. It was a harbinger of a change
in musical direction. Their album, Home, dominated the 2003 Grammy Awards
held on February 23, winning four of them, including Best Country Album.
Tickets for the associated Top of the World Tour often sold out within
hours.
In September 2005, the Dixie Chicks debuted their song "I Hope" on the
"Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast" telethon following
Hurricane Katrina and subsequently made it available as a digital
download single with proceeds to benefit hurricane relief. Their latest
album, entitled Taking the Long Way, is more rock-intensive than
country-oriented. The first single from the album is "Not Ready To Make
Nice".
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