While the Chicks formed a united front in the wake of the controversy, finishing their tour and putting out one more album, 2006’s Taking the Long Way, the backlash over that comment ultimately ended their career as superstars.
What did the Dixie Chicks that was so controversial?
It was March 10, 2003, when Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks — now the Chicks — told a crowd in London that they were “ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas,” referring to George W. Bush. She made that remark during the run-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
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What happened to the Chicks concert in Indianapolis? Why did the band rename?
Why are the Dixie Chicks blacklisted?
Why did the Dixie Chicks get death threats?
Why are they no longer called the Dixie Chicks?
What ended Dixie Chicks career?