Dixie Chicks Nominated Album of the Year
Watch the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards Wednesday 23 February 2000 for Dixie Chicks were nominated for Album of the Year (Others were Backstreet Boys, Diana Krall, Santana, TLC).
 

Dixie Chicks Background

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Background
Early on the Dixie Chicks were a popular Texas band opening for shows such as: Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, George Jones, George Strait, and Emmylou Harris. They played at the Grand Ole Opry, Dallas Cowboys halftime show, and in 1993 at Tennessee's Inaugural Ball for President Clinton.

Natalie joined the Dixie Chicks as lead singer in 1995.

Debut - Their debut album, Wide Open Spaces, has won over a lot of critics. 

Natalie Maines
Band position: lead singer, guitar 
Full Name: Natalie Louise Maines 
Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas 
Hometown: Dallas, TX 
Birthday: October 14, 1974 
Parents: Lloyd and Tina -  Lloyd Maines is Texas steel guitarist and producer, Maines Brothers Band had several country songs in the 1980's. 
Siblings: Sister, Kim 
Husband: Michael Taraba 
Height: 5'3" 
Eyes: blue 

Emily Erwin
Band position: vocal, dobro, banjo, guitar 
Full Name: Emily Burns Erwin 
Birthplace: Pittsfield, MA 
Eyes: hazel 
Hometown: Dallas, TX 
Birthday: August 16, 1972 
Parents: Paul, Barbara 
Siblings: 2 older sisters including band member sister Martie 
Fiancee: Charlie Robison (Recording artist for Lucky Dog Records), wedding date tentative for May 1999 

Martie Seidel
Band position: vocal, fiddle, mandolin 
Full Name: Martha Elenor Erwin Seidel 
Birthplace: York, PA 
Hometown: Dallas, Texas 
Birthday: October 12, 1969 
Eyes: blue 
Parents: Paul, Barbara 
Siblings: 2 sisters including band member sister Emily 
Husband: Ted Seidel (Pharmaceutical Sales Rep) 
Anniversery: June 17, 1995 
Children: Carter (step-son) 

Concert Dates
04/10/99 New Orleans LA  Louisiana Superdome 
04/11/99 San Antonio TX  Alamodome 
04/17/99 Houston TX  Rice Stadium 
04/18/99 Irving TX  Texas Stadium 
04/24/99 Ames IA  Jack Trice Stadium 
04/25/99 Chicago IL  Soldier Field Stadium 
05/08/99 Las Vegas NV  Sam Boyd Stadium 
05/09/99 Oakland CA  Network Associates Coliseum 
05/15/99 Washington DC  RFK Stadium 
05/16/99 Foxboro MA  Foxboro Stadium 
05/29/99 Kansas City MO  Arrowhead Stadium 
05/30/99 Louisville KY  Papa John's Stadium 
06/05/99 Pontiac MI  Pontiac Silverdome 
06/06/99 Pittsburgh PA  Three Rivers Stadium 
 
 

Dixie Chicks Fan Mail

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"Fly by Dixie Chicks" Dixie Chicks Audio CD (August 31, 1999) Sony/Monument; ASIN: B00000K29H
"Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks"  Dixie Chicks  Audio CD (January 27, 1998)
"All About the Dixie Chicks" by Ace Collins Paperback - 192 pages 1 Ed edition (September 8, 1999)  Griffin Trade Paperback; ISBN: 0312247052

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