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How The Chicks dropped the word 'Dixie' from their name

by AP Entertainment Writer
| July 12, 2020 12:03 AM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When The Chicks decided to drop the word “Dixie” from the band's name, it was the culmination of years of internal discussions and attempts to distance itself from negative connotations with the word.

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