The Dixie Chicks: Political musicians from here on out?

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

9 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

12/18/2008

Category :

Arts & media

Sub category :

Journalism

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Summary :

Introduction.
Maines use of free speech.
The blacklisting of the group by a few media conglomerates.
Literature review.
Hypothesis.
Methodology.
Findings.
Analysis.
Conclusion.

Abstract

The source for the controversy that has been surrounding the band, the dixie chicks, and has forever changed the image and role of this band in the music industry, possibly for the rest of their careers, can be pin-pointed to the date of March 10, 2003 when the group performed at Shepherd's Bush Empire, a nightclub in London, England. The United States was on the eve of war, and three women making up the dixie chicks (Emily Robison, Natalie Maines, and Martie Maguire) who had been following the European coverage of the war while on tour, felt at odds as musicians about to put on a show, while as Americans their country was on the brink of something much larger and important. Lead singer Natalie Maines expressed in that she knew she felt the need to let the London audience (who had undoubtedly also heard the news, as there were multiple ant-war rallies occurring in London during the time) know that they weren't completely oblivious to what was happening in the world outside the concert venue, when it came time to introduce their song "Traveling Soldier"-since it now held much more relevance to current events, though the song's about a soldier in the Vietnam war.