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The Chicks today have grasped more modern country music standards, but the original Chicks were more based toward Bluegrass and folk music. They released three independant CD's, which you can find at CDnow (as tapes, not Little Ol' Cowgirl, check link on homepage). They were called Thank Heavens For Dale Evans, Little Ol' Cowgirl, and Shouldn't A Told You That.
Around the early 1990's, members were changed, the 'all-girl' band adopted some male backup players, and now all that was needed was a lead singer. In 1995 they went searching. They found Natalie Maines, and in 1997 the band's next single, I Can Love You Better, was released. After that, Wide Open Spaces and There's Your Trouble were released. They topped the charts.
"I love being able to play a straight-ahead country tune and then rip into a bluegrass number, then a blues song," says Martie. "To me, that's what's fun about this group."
While this page mainly focuses on the current three Chicks, I think that you can't forget the original Chicks, that paved the way for it all. For more information on the original chicks, and some pictures, go to The All-Inclusive Dixie Chicks Page. It's a great page to look at.
What does the future hold for the Dixie Chicks? More member changes? Style changes? We can only wait and see.