Dixie Chicks
 Members: Natalie Maines; sisters Martie Seidel and Emily Erwin
Their name: originally known as Dixie Chicken from the Little Feat song of the same name; "But
Martie didn't want to be a chicken!" says Natalie. Later changed name to Chix and, finally, to Dixie
Chicks
Getting started: In 1989, sisters Emily, then 16, and Martie, then 19, started playing for tips on a
downtown Dallas, Texas, street corner with two other original band members; Natalie joined the
sisters in 1995 Early style: The band originally wore western wear when they performed. CMA
awards: 1998 Horizon Award and Vocal Group of the Year Billboard Top 40 hits: "I Can Love You
Better" (No. 7, 1998); "There's Your Trouble" (No. 1, 1998); "Wide Open Spaces" (No. 3, 1998)
Name: Natalie Maines
Birth date: Oct. 14, 1974
Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas
Hair: blond, worn short
Eyes: blue
Marital status: married to musician Michael Tarabay
Instruments: lead vocals, guitar
Early talent: started singing at age 3; began playing piano at age 12; won a vocal scholarship to Berklee College of Music in Boston
Hobbies/interests: reading, home decorating, watching movies
Name: Martie Seidel
Birth date: Oct. 12, 1969
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas Hair: blond, worn short
Eyes: hazel
Marital status: married to Ted Seidel, a pharmaceutical salesman
Instruments: fiddle, mandolin
Early talent: began playing fiddle at age 5 and today is a championship-level fiddle player
Hobbies/interests: skiing, horseback riding and golfing
Name: Emily Erwin
Birth date: Aug. 16, 1972
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
Hair: blond, worn long with soft layers around her face
Eyes: hazel
Marital status: engaged to singer/songwriter Charlie Robison, wedding tentatively set for May
1999
Instruments: Dobro, banjo, guitar
Early talent: learned banjo at age 10 and picked up the
Dobro and guitar soon after
Hobbies/interests: listening to live music, especially country acts
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