19 Facts About Dixie Chicks

The Dixie Chicks reached number one on the Adult Contemporary chart with their 2002 cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide".

Days before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Maines told a London audience that the Chicks did not endorse the war and were ashamed of US President George W Bush being from Texas.

Dixie Chicks have won 13 Grammy Awards, including five in 2007 for Taking the Long Way, which received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, and its single "Not Ready to Make Nice", which received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year.

Dixie Chicks were founded by Laura Lynch on upright bass, guitarist Robin Lynn Macy, and the multi-instrumentalist sisters Martie and Emily Erwin in 1989.

Dixie Chicks began building a fan base, winning the prize for "best band" at the 1990 Telluride Bluegrass Festival and opening for established country music artists, including such names as Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, and George Strait.

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Dixie Chicks's left in late 1992 to devote herself to a "purer" bluegrass sound, remaining active in the Dallas and Austin music scenes.

Dixie Chicks's offered to stay for the first cuts on the new album for Sony, but the sisters thought it would send the wrong message to the label; they all agreed she would leave before the new album.

Dixie Chicks's sang lead vocals, with Maguire and Strayer singing backing vocals.

In 1998, the Dixie Chicks sold more CDs than all other country music groups combined.

Big Country music took note of the Dixie Chicks, awarding them the Horizon Award for new artists in 1998, given to those who have "demonstrated the most significant creative growth and development in overall chart and sales activity, live performance professionalism and critical media recognition".

Dixie Chicks albums continued to place in the list of the 50 best-selling albums in American history over a half-decade after they were released.

The Dixie Chicks were blacklisted by thousands of country radio stations, and the band members received death threats.

The Dixie Chicks made their new single available as a download with proceeds to benefit hurricane relief through Habitat For Humanity and the American Federation of Musicians Gulf Coast Relief Fund.

In October 2004, the Dixie Chicks joined the Vote for Change tour, performing in concerts organized by MoveOn.

The Dixie Chicks became the first female band in chart history to have three albums debut at No 1.

Dixie Chicks appeared in the 2010 music documentary Sounds Like a Revolution about protest music in America.

In October 2011, the Dixie Chicks played the Concert for Wildfire Relief in Austin, Texas.

In December 2012, the Dixie Chicks replaced Lady Antebellum as headliners' at Canada's Craven Country Jamboree in July 2013.

From October 2013 to March 2014, the Dixie Chicks went on their first full-length tour since 2007, the Long Time Gone Tour through various cities across Canada in 2013.