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Jul 10, 2020 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When The Chicks decided to drop the word “Dixie” from the band’s name, it was the culmination of years of internal discussions and attempts to distance itself from...
Aug 23, 2024 · The Chicks dropped “Dixie” from their name in June 2020. This decision came in response to global protests following George Floyd’s death. The word has historical associations with the...
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Still, there was one wrinkle: a New Zealand band was already using the name the Chicks. But before long, the American group and the New Zealanders had hammered out the details and come to an agreement. "It happens with lawyers talking to lawyers and lawyers talking to managers, so we have not spoken to them," says lead vocalist Natalie Maines, who ...
Recently, Maguire played a documentary about that time for her daughters, who were confused about the anger and hate being directed toward the group. "We're all raising our children to speak their minds and have an opinion and be kind, so they didn't get it," says Maguire. "It feels like that could have happened 50 years ago, but it didn't. It's qu...
The band says the whole situation would likely be different today, given the influence of social media channels like Facebook and Twitter, which didn't exist at the time. Now the band has returned with a new album, Gaslighter, and in keeping with the band's strong stances, it includes a song called March March, which features lyrics like, "Standing...
Jul 17, 2020 · The Dixie Chicks announced that they changed their band name to The Chicks, following the Black Lives Matter protests. Here's the story behind the name change, and what "Dixie" really means.
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Jun 26, 2020 · The band formerly known as the Dixie Chicks has changed its name in light of the growing rejection of racist symbols and phrases.
Dec 19, 2023 · When The Dixie Chicks formed in 1989, they decided to name their band after a Little Feat song called Dixie Chicken. They never had the intention of putting this word into their band name as if they were okay with the Confederacy or slavery.
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In short, "Dixie" made the case, more strongly than any previous minstrel tune had, that African Americans ought to be enslaved. [14] This was accomplished through the song's protagonist, who, speaking in an exaggerated black dialect, implies that despite his freedom, he is homesick for the slave plantation he was born on. [15]
