Robin Lynn Macy
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| Birth name | Robin Lynn Macy |
| Also known as | Robin Macy, Robin Bennett |
| Born | November 1, 1958 |
| Origin | Dallas, Texas |
| Occupation(s) |
Musician Songwriter Record Producer teacher gardener |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1987–2003, 2008–present |
| Associated acts |
Danger in the Air (1987-1990) Dixie Chicks (1989-1992) The Blue Plate Special (1990-1991) Domestic Science Club (1992-1998) Big Twang (1999-2003) The Cherokee Maidens (2008-Present) |
| Website | Robin at the Arboretum |
Robin Lynn Macy (born November 1, 1958) is an American musician, teacher, and gardener, who is best known as a founding member of the female country group the Dixie Chicks.
While a mathematics teacher at St. Mark's School of Texas, Macy was active in the Dallas bluegrass music scene of the 1980s, and was in a band called Danger in the Air. The band released two independent albums. With the Chicks she was the group's guitarist, co-lead singer, and occasional songwriter.
Macy left the Dixie Chicks in late 1992 in a dispute with the Erwin sisters about the group's musical direction. Macy advocated for a "purer" bluegrass approach. (She was not replaced; the foursome became a trio. It would be still several more years until the Dixie Chicks achieved their big commercial break, when Natalie Maines replaced Laura Lynch as lead singer.)
Macy then joined Sara Hickman and Patty Lege to form the group Domestic Science Club, which issued two albums before disbanding. While still in Dallas, Macy played with an informal group named Round Robin, but she eventually moved to southern Kansas. Macy hosted an evening music show on local NPR affiliate, KERA in Dallas, in the mid-1990s.
She then performed with Mark Bennett, Mike and Vicki Lynn Theobald in The Blue Plate Special. The band performed at the Walnut Valley Festival, in Winfield, Kansas in 1999.
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