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- The film follows the Dixie Chicks, an all-female Texas -based country music trio, over a three-year period of intense public scrutiny, fan backlash, physical threats, and pressure from both corporate and conservative political elements in the United States after lead singer Natalie Maines publicly criticized then President of the United States George W. Bush during a live 2003 concert in London as part of their Top of the World Tour.
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Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (also known simply as Shut Up and Sing) is a 2006 American documentary film about the Dixie Chicks controversy, produced and directed by Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck.
Dec 1, 2006 · Shut Up & Sing: Directed by Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck. With Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer, Martie Maguire, Clayton Allen. A documentary on the The Chicks (formerly the Dixie Chicks) in the wake of singer Natalie Maines' anti-George W. Bush statement at a 2003 concert.
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- Documentary, Biography, Music
- Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck
- 2006-12-01
Jul 21, 2020 · W hen the Chicks, the Texas trio of singer Natalie Maines and sisters Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire, abruptly dropped the “Dixie” from their name in late June, they set forth a crystalline,...
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- Adrian Horton
Nov 13, 2009 · The economic and emotional impact of all this on the members of the Chicks is documented in the 2006 documentary Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing. In its opening sequence, one can see how...
- Missy Sullivan
Oct 18, 2007 · It took two weeks for that wisecrack to make it back home, but then it unleashed a perfect storm: Her group, The Dixie Chicks, had been the most popular female singing group in history, but suddenly disappeared from the playlists of virtually every country radio station in the land.
Oct 27, 2006 · In 2003 Natalie Maines, singer for the Dixie Chicks, makes a negative comment about President George W. Bush. Controversy follows the group as fans and Republicans show their rage about...
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Nov 19, 2007 · Extract from the Documentary Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing. Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines criticized President Bush on the eve of the Iraq war in 2003. Almost...
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