Natalie Maines

Natalie Maines (born October 14, 1974) is an American country music singer and songwriter, born in Lubbock, Texas and currently living in Los Angeles. Natalie joined the all-female country music group The Dixie Chicks in 1995. The group has been performing since 1989. Natalie is the lead singer in the group and also plays acoustic guitar and bassguitar in concert. Maines sings backup vocals for several songs on other artists' albums including "Snowing on Raton" on Pat Green's 1997 album George's Bar; "Abilene" on Sheryl Crow's 2002 album C'mon C'mon; "El Cerrito Place" on Charlie Robison's 2004 album Good Times; and "How I Go" on Yellowcard's 2006 album Lights and Sounds. Maines has sung duets with several other artists including "The Wedding Song" with Charlie Robison on his 2001 album Step Right Up; "Too Far From Texas" with Stevie Nicks on her 2001 album Trouble in Shangri-La; and "Mary" with Patty Griffin from the 2005 benefit album Songs for Tsunami Relief: Austin to South Asia. Maines also sings on Pete Yorn's 2006 album Nightcrawler for the song "The Man." Natalie is the daughter of country musician Lloyd Maines. She is married to actor Adrian Pasdar; they have two children, Jackson Slade Pasdar (born March 15, 2001) and Beckett Finn Pasdar (born July 14, 2004). Also known for her (controversial) comment made on March, 10 2003 at Shepherds Empire theatre in London, the first concert stop on the Chicks' "Top of the World Tour." “Just so you know, we’re on the good side with y’all. We do not want this war, this violence, and we’re ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas"