Originally beginning in 1989, although being discovered in 1998, fiddler Martie Seitel and sister banjo-playing Emily Erwin joined up with Laura Lynch(who played the bass) and Robin Lynn Macy, playing the guitar in Dallas. The quartet got their name from the Little Feat song "Dixie Chickens" and, thanks to playing in clubs and other resturants, the band became a part of the classic country image. After Macy left the band, the remaining three continued with their music. After signing on with Monument in 1995, Lynch left the group, as the sisters wanted to maintain a young group, and was soon replaced by Lloyd Maines daughter Natalie Maines, who was 21, as the lead vocals. In 1998, the new reformed band came out with the album "Wide Open Spaces", which was a hit. Within a year, the album became a quadruple platinum. A year later, the Dixie Chicks came out with the album "Fly", and 6 months later came out with the CD "Home". The band has won the following awards: Best Vocal Group honors and the Horizion award from the Country Music Association, along with many other notable awards. In around 2000, the Dixie Chicks created their own recording company, Wide Open Records.
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