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'''Dixie Chicks''' is a female [[country music]] band. They are the only country group, and the only female group, of any genre to earn two consecutive Diamond Awards, which are given for albums that sell 10 million copies. <ref>http://www.dixiechicks.com/</ref>
The Dixie Chicks' career started in 1990, from their home in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]. There were originally four singers and instrumentalists combining the sound of [[Country and Western]] and [[Bluegrass]] music: sisters Martie and Emily Erwin, Laura Lynch and Robin Lynn Macy, although the latter left the group in 1992.
The Dixie Chicks' career started in 1990, from their home in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]. There were originally four singers and instrumentalists combining the sound of [[Country and Western]] and [[Bluegrass]] music: sisters Martie and Emily Erwin, Laura Lynch and Robin Lynn Macy, although the latter left the group in 1992.
<blockquote>''As a concerned American citizen, I apologize to President Bush because my remark was disrespectful. I feel that whoever holds that office should be treated with the utmost respect. We are currently in Europe and witnessing a huge anti-American sentiment as a result of the perceived rush to war. While war may remain a viable option, as a mother, I just want to see every possible alternative exhausted before children and American soldiers' lives are lost. I love my country. I am a proud American.''<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2867221.stm</ref> </blockquote>
<blockquote>''As a concerned American citizen, I apologize to President Bush because my remark was disrespectful. I feel that whoever holds that office should be treated with the utmost respect. We are currently in Europe and witnessing a huge anti-American sentiment as a result of the perceived rush to war. While war may remain a viable option, as a mother, I just want to see every possible alternative exhausted before children and American soldiers' lives are lost. I love my country. I am a proud American.''<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2867221.stm</ref> </blockquote>
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