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On Saturday, Dec. 23, musicians Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer took to Instagram to pay tribute to late Dixie Chicks—later renamed The Chicks—member Laura Lynch, who passed ...
Natalie Louise Maines [1] (born October 14, 1974) [2] [3] is an American musician. She is the lead vocalist for the country band the Chicks.. In 1995, after leaving Berklee College of Music, Maines was recruited by the Dixie Chicks to replace their lead singer, Laura Lynch.
The Dixie Chicks, Emily Robison, left, Natalie Maines and Martie Maguire, perform to an enthusiastic crowd at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville during their concert on Aug. 4, 2003.
The Dixie Chicks were blacklisted by thousands of country radio stations, [48] and the band members received death threats. [49] Their single "Landslide", a Fleetwood Mac cover, fell from number 10 to 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 in one week and left the chart a week later. [50] The backlash also damaged sales of their next album and tour. [51]
UPDATE: 12/23, 7 p.m. ET — Current members of The Chicks, Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer, released a statement after learning of Laura Lynch’s sudden death. “We are shocked ...
After her second marriage, Martie changed her name to that of her new husband, which is why in her musical career she has been credited by all three of her surnames: Erwin, Seidel, and Maguire. Martie and her second husband had three daughters together. [26] Their third daughter was born in 2008. The couple divorced in 2013. [27]
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Emily and Martie's instrumental virtuosity set the Dixie Chicks apart from many other country acts, male and female. Emily's songwriting has also been a factor in the Chicks' recording career. Emily stood by Maines when the controversy over Maines' remarks about U.S. President George W. Bush hit the newswire on the eve before the Iraq War in ...