Editing Martie Maguire (section)

==The Chicks==
[[File:Martie Maguire by ViVr.jpg|thumb|left| Maguire at [[Royal Albert Hall]], 2003]]
In 1989, Martie and Emily joined guitarist Robin Lynn Macy and [[Laura Lynch (musician)|Laura Lynch]] on double bass in the [[Dixie Chicks]], playing what was at the time predominantly [[bluegrass music]] and a mix of [[Country music|country]] standards. Originally listed as Martha, and then Martie Erwin, she played [[fiddle]], [[mandolin]], [[viola]] and [[Harmony|harmonized]] with Emily on backing vocals.<ref name="Superior">{{cite web |url=http://www.superiorpics.com/martie_maguire/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203175101/http://www.superiorpics.com/martie_maguire/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 3, 2013 |title=The Martie Maguire Picture Pages |publisher=Superiorpics.com |access-date=2014-07-15 }}</ref>

Martie had begun writing and recording songs on their debut independent album, ''[[Thank Heavens for Dale Evans]]'', and in 2001, one song co-written with Laura Lynch called "Pink Toenails" resurfaced. The song was featured in the film, ''[[Don't Say A Word]]'', with [[Skye McCole Bartusiak]] performing the song.<ref name="Yahoo review">(Retrieved March 22, 2008)[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1807438736/cast#Music Yahoo Movie Review for Don't Say a Word] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522135843/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1807438736/cast#Music |date=May 22, 2011 }}</ref>

When their second album had a more polished sound, Martie commented, "I hope our fans won't be disappointed [in ''The Little Ol' Cowgirl'']; it's got drums on every track; it's no longer bluegrass, but we have to make a living and you can't do that playing bluegrass."<ref name="Clark">Clark, Renee [http://www.dixie-chicks.com/dlife392.shtml Can the Dixie Chicks make it in the big time? Local Heroes (Transcribed from) ''Dallas Life Magazine'', ''Dallas Morning News'', March 1, 1992] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191833/http://www.dixie-chicks.com/dlife392.shtml |date=March 4, 2016 }}(Retrieved January 23, 2008)</ref>

Two albums later, after [[Natalie Maines]] became the lead vocalist of the Chicks, the band's commercial success skyrocketed. Martie said of their music, "It's very rootsy, but then Natalie comes in with a rock and blues influence. That gave Emily and I{{sic}} a chance to branch out, because we loved those kinds of music but felt limited by our instruments."<ref name="Malkin">{{cite web|url=http://chickoholic.tripod.com/DixieChicks/id8.html |title=Martie Maguire |publisher=Chickoholic.tripod.com |access-date=2014-07-15}}</ref>

[[File:Martie Maguire in Austin, Texas.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Martie Maguire with the Dixie Chicks in Austin, TX, 2006]]
Martie co-wrote the song, "[[Cowboy Take Me Away]]" on the Chicks' album ''[[Fly (Dixie Chicks album)|Fly]]'' for her sister Emily. It was a tribute to Emily's [[courtship]] with [[country music]] writer/singer [[Charlie Robison]].<ref name="Ladies Home Journal" /> Martie was singled out by [[Broadcast Music, Incorporated|BMI]] in 2000, and awarded Songwriter of the Year for writing and/or co-writing "[[Cowboy Take Me Away]]", "Ready To Run" and "[[You Were Mine]]". "You Were Mine" was co-written by the sisters about their parents' divorce.<ref name="Hillman">Hillman, Chris [https://ew.com/article/1999/09/23/dixie-chicks-burn-billboard-pop-charts/ Entertainment Weekly]   (Retrieved April 21, 2008)</ref>

In 1999, the Dixie Chicks performed two songs, recording a [[Cover song|cover]] of the song, "[[You Can't Hurry Love]]" as well as Martie's "[[Ready to Run (Dixie Chicks song)|Ready to Run]]" for the [[Julia Roberts]]/ [[Richard Gere]] film ''[[Runaway Bride (1999 film)|Runaway Bride]]''. In 2003, Martie was nominated for a [[Tony Award]] for co-composing the [[film score]] to ''[[Urban Cowboy (musical)|Urban Cowboy]]''; the musical used her "[[Cowboy Take Me Away]]".<ref name="Frontpage Publicity">[http://www.frontpagepublicity.com/dxc/content/careeroverview.html]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226165207/http://www.frontpagepublicity.com/dxc/content/careeroverview.html|date=February 26, 2008}}</ref>

After the band achieved massive commercial success with its first two [[Sony Music|Sony]] studio albums with Maines, they struggled with their record company over artistic direction on the third. Martie commented, "I don't think any of us ever trusted Nashville. When you're in that town you know everybody is talking about everybody else. Everybody is wishing for the other guy to fail."<ref name="Flippo">Martie Maguire, to ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'', 5/21/06. Flippo, Chet (May 25, 2006) [http://www.cmt.com/news/nashville-skyline/1532532/nashville-skyline-dixie-chicks-dixie-chicks-dixie-chicks.jhtml  CMT News Nashville Skyline: Dixie Chicks, Dixie Chicks, Dixie Chicks] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062651/http://www.cmt.com/news/nashville-skyline/1532532/nashville-skyline-dixie-chicks-dixie-chicks-dixie-chicks.jhtml |date=April 7, 2014 }}</ref>

Although Martie and Emily often appear quiet and demure compared to their animated bandmate Natalie Maines, the trio have stood united on controversial subjects since they banded together to play in 1995, even when their opinions have had the potential to serve them more harm than good. In 2006, Martie said, "I'd rather have a smaller following of really cool people who get it, who will grow with us as we grow and are fans for life, than people that have us in their five-disc changer with [[Reba McEntire]] and [[Toby Keith]]. We don't want those kinds of fans. They limit what you can do."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Tyrangiel |first1=Josh |title=Chicks in the Line of Fire |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1196419,00.html |magazine=Time |date=May 21, 2006 |publisher=Time Magazine |access-date=October 5, 2022}}</ref>