“In the beginning, if you look at those early label albums of the Chicks, we didn't write all that much. We had an A&R person and they were getting songs from publishers, listening to hours and hours of cassette tapes.”

American musician and songwriter

Martie Maguire is an American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the Chicks and of the country bluegrass duo Court Yard Hounds. She was born Martha Elenor Maguire. As a teenager, she won awards in national fiddle championships. She is also skilled on mandolin, viola, double bass, and guitar, and has contributed songwriting, vocal harmony, backing vocals, and string arrangements to the Chicks, including songs that became chart-topping hits.