All righty then, lemme tellya bout the ORIGINAL Dixie Chicks.

Emily and Martie are the only two original members. Back many years ago, there was also a fine songwriter/singer named Robin Macy, and another gal named Laura Lynch, who played the upright bass and yodeled. Yep, they used to have yodeling in their act. Cowgirl bluegrass, they used to call it. And they were great. Little-known, but great.

The act you know as the Dixie Chicks today, which is a pretty fine act, is not EVEN close to what the original Chicks were. Nowadays, they play for the market just like everybody else. The only thing that sets them apart is that they happen to be real good at playing instruments. HOWEVER - Emily and Martie played a LOT MORE on those early recordings. The mainstream market now doesn't really seem to give a flip about a great banjo break.

Don't bother looking for the original Chicks recordings, because they've been out of print for years, and swept way under the rug.