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Emily Robison Pregnant: Dixie Chicks Co-Founder Expecting Baby No. 4!

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Dixie Chicks and Court Yard Hounds co-founder, Emily Robison is expecting her fourth child. The multi-instrumentalist confirms to People magazine that she is due in early September. The baby will be her first child with boyfriend Martin Strayer, who was a co-writer and guitarist on much of the Hounds' debut album. (See Martin in the Court Yard Hounds webisode below, around the 3:29 mark.) The new little chick joins big brothers Gus, 9, and Henry, 7, and sister Juliana, 7. Emily's first three children's dad is singer-songwriter Charlie Robison, whom she divorced back in 2008.

This will be the ninth Dixie Chick baby. Emily's sister Martie Maguire has three daughters, while lead singer Natalie Maines has two sons. Both Emily and Martie have been vocal about their fertility problems in the past, which makes this baby news all the more exciting. Emily's first three children were conceived with help from IVF treatments.

"I have three children, and when they're climbing all over me it's bizarre to talk about infertility problems," Emily told ABC back in 2006. "But thank God for science. We have been blessed to live in an era when we have been able to do something about it."

The Dixie Chicks' song "So Hard," from their Grammy-winning Taking the Long Way album, is about Emily and Martie's troubles conceiving and the miscarriages both suffered before welcoming healthy kids.

Congrats to Emily and Martin!

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dmaabac

As a proud veteran of our armed forces, I would not waste my money on these people anyway. And furthermore, ever hear of the human population explosion and how the earth is overpopulated? Adopt or foster, but don't make more.

June 30 2012 at 12:13 AM Report abuse -2 rate up rate down Reply
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rufus

how many have you adopted or fostered, if none, STFU.

July 01 2012 at 9:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tylerbeach2002

Love the Dixie Chicks. I could care less about the five words Natalie Maines said. Get over it. The things some of the low life's said about her opinion was far worse. For someone to still be bothered by that is sick. They're still in the guiness book of world record's as the top country act of all time.

June 30 2012 at 12:03 AM Report abuse +3 rate up rate down Reply
Kevin

The Dixie Chicks need to come back. All of their albums rock! Enough having babies.....make some music chicks!

June 29 2012 at 11:56 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
rwatson322

Wow, another child...with all the problems the entire group has. Where I live, no one, absolutely no one will buy anything this mob creates, sings, produces or writes. They all made their decision, each and everyone of them. Let them live with the Chip they created. I didn't know who she was until I researched it. There are now number One on the "NoBody" list in Country Music!

June 29 2012 at 6:35 PM Report abuse -2 rate up rate down Reply
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rmrmsix

The CourtYard Hounds .. and the two sisters are doing great and should never have to be punished by Natalie Maines stupidity.. Its great that emily is still able to sing and have a family .. similar to Sara Evans too

June 29 2012 at 6:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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rufus

stupidity? how about her honesty? both bushes were morons and i'ld be ashamed to say i was from the same country as them, much less the same state. i don't buy anything from the so called artistrs that bad mouthed them.

July 01 2012 at 9:14 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bob Gurule

I'm disappointed that the Chick hasn't named any of her children George, GW, or perhaps now Georgia!

June 29 2012 at 5:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ellen

Wonderful blessing!

June 29 2012 at 4:01 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
Diane

Hold a grudge much?? This is one of those Hatfield/McCoy feuds where people forget what they were fighting about, but just to hold on to those grudges. Not very Christlike. Read your Bible!!

June 29 2012 at 3:05 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
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Eabdeb8176

I have to agree to a point. Not everyone in country turned their backs to them and I certainly wasn't one of the ones who took their cds and broke them using heavy construction equipment..... But they also it seemed like they went away from the country seen and became more folk than country.

June 29 2012 at 6:00 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
rmrmsix

Natalie Maines will go down in music history as the one that distroyed the Dixie Chick.. one of the recording industries great stories.. It was the wrong thing at the wrong time.. and others still are learning that lesson.. Shut Up and Sing!

June 29 2012 at 6:08 PM Report abuse +3 rate up rate down Reply
hamcop

After they thumbed their collective noses at the USA who give a rats behind about anything involving them. (Maybe if they left the USA we'd care)
They are NOT country singers because real ones love their country!!!

June 29 2012 at 2:57 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
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rufus

intelligence is great, get a little. they didn't thumb their noses ar the USA, they bad mouthed a president that was an idiot, and deserved it. i can't believe that there are still morons out there that stick up for either bush. they love their country, just not the stupid pres, and he was and still is stupid.

July 01 2012 at 9:08 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sca57

Dixie Who???

June 29 2012 at 1:53 PM Report abuse +4 rate up rate down Reply
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Darren

Dixie Slut

June 29 2012 at 3:46 PM Report abuse -3 rate up rate down Reply
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rufus

like your mother?

July 01 2012 at 9:15 AM Report abuse rate up rate down

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