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The Dixie Chicks: Redefining Country Music
Country music has been typecast. ... There are of course, the artists that have tried to escape the confines of the red-necked, inbred, “howdy folks” generalization country musicians have been known to fall under. Most of these musicians have been unable to achieve their goals: either they are accepted by the American pop-culture, and become lorn by the country world; or they are unable to “crossover” into the high profile, frenzied world that is known as “pop music”. The Dixie Chicks have become the unreachable aristocracy. Since their debut album “Wide Open Spaces”, was released in 1998, the Dixie Chicks have exploded into the American pop culture and the country music world, being accepted by both with open arms. ... The Dixie Chicks produce music everyone can relate to. The Chicks are not only superior musicians, but also superlative role models for young girls everywhere. They give birth to some of the most diverse music; ranging from good ole country twang, to ballads dripping with emotion and drenched with desire.
Composed of three sultry, and unpredictable women, sisters Emily Robinson and Marty Maguire, along with the feisty, and vivacious Natalie Maines, the Chicks exude an air of brilliance. ... The Dixie Chicks don’t preach, or even try to obtain the “Hollywood” image, that is often times force-fed to female performers. ... In today’s society, where fitting into anything less than a size 6 is worse than breaking one of the ten commandments, the Dixie Chicks are radiating an extreme sense of self-worth; communicating to young girls that its okay to be chubby, its okay to be thin; as long as you’re having fun.
To achieve a more subjective, professional opinion I interviewed my uncle, Timothy Finn; music critic for the “Kansas City Star”. When asked what he thought of the Dixie Chicks the positive commentaries were endless.
“The Chicks are one of my favorite live bands for several reasons. ... Thats extremely rare in country music. ... They do stuff you dont normally see at a country show: They make fun of each other, joke about getting divorced, they make fun of the guys in their band and guys in the crowd. ...
When asked why he thought the Chicks have been embraced so openly by the American culture; he was quick to offer his expertise:
“They dont worry too much about what other people think.
Approximate Word count = 1862
Approximate Pages = 7.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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