There's a sense of yearning throughout the Dixie Chicks' discography: From the expansive sense of expedition of "Wide Open Spaces" to the unwillingness to settle articulated in "Ready to Run," the ...

Songwriter Susan Gibson wrote the song "Wide Open Spaces" after moving away for college and trying to express to her mother that she needed room to make her big mistakes. She needed new faces. She ...

In January 1998, The Chicks released their major-label debut Wide Open Spaces. This was their first album with Natalie Maines as lead vocalist, and her bright, steely voice alongside the three-part ...

Songwriter Susan Gibson and Nashville Songwriters Association International Executive Director Bart Herbison discuss her song "Wide Open Spaces" recorded by The Chicks.

The Chicks, formerly the Dixie Chicks, are one of the most important groups in modern country music, and one of the most controversial. The group formed in 1989 in Dallas as a traditional bluegrass ...