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Natalie Maines

Photo by Ron Baker

Natalie Maines was born in Lubbock Texas ‎October 14, 1974.. She attended Williams Elementary School in Lubbock, was a cheerleader at O.L. Slaton Junior High School and graduated from Lubbock High School where she was in the school choir. She spent a year and a half at South Plains College in Levelland Texas. Maines joined the all-female country music band, the Dixie Chicks when she was 21 in 1995.

In 1997, Maines married her South Plains College boyfriend, bassist Michael Tarabay, and the couple moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Almost two years after they married, they filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.

While lead singer for the Dixie Chicks, Maines encountered several situations of a controversial nature. In August 2002, Maines criticized fellow country musician Toby Keith's song "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue". In March 2003, Maines commented that the Dixie Chicks were "ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas.

Resources:

Early Life in Texas County by County

Books about Texas People and Places

Amazing People from Texas County by County

Books about Lubbock County People and Places