Dixie Chicks sweep Grammy Awards

“That’s interesting,” remarked Natalie Maines, the group’s lead vocalist, as she accepted the award for best country album to a standing ovation.

Receiving five Grammys in a single night is one thing. The Dixie Chicks, outspoken opponents of the war in Iraq and official establishment patriotism, won these five in the face of a broad and deliberate campaign by the most powerful forces in the country music industry to destroy their careers and limit the circulation of their music.

Maines, true to form, did not miss the opportunity to thumb her nose at her enemies. “Hah—hah,” she sang from the podium.

In March of 2003, at a performance in London, the Dixie Chicks made clear their opposition to the imminent invasion of Iraq. With over 60 million records sold, the Texan trio was already one of the most popular country music groups in history, famous for composing and performing distinctive melodies for guitar, fiddle, and banjo as well as for frank, sincere lyrics.

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