On March 10, 2003, The Chicks (formerly known as the Dixie Chicks) lead singer Natalie Maines nearly ended her and her bandmates’ careers when she said these twelve famous words during a London concert: “We’re ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas.” For a little context, Maines – a Texas native – made the comment just 18 months after 9/11, and just days before the United States went to war with Iraq.
It was a tense time, and country music fans didn’t want to hear Maines’ dissent. At the time, the band had the number one song and number one album on the country music charts, and they were in the middle of a sold-out tour.
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