Long Time Gone
The Chicks
2002
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About The Chicks
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The Chicks developed in Dallas, with sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer bringing instrumental experience rooted in bluegrass. Natalie Maines joined as singer in the mid-1990s, helping shape the group's move toward contemporary country arrangements. The performers previously recorded as the Dixie Chicks and adopted the shorter name in 2020. Gaslighter arrived that year after a long interval between studio albums, adding another chapter to their shared recording catalog.
Artist background sources
Apple Music - The Chicks artist biography
Read licensed biography for Dallas, sisters' later names, bluegrass roots, Maines and 2020 name/album. Omit incomplete founder enumeration, political framing, rankings and private song interpretations. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Long Time Gone by The Chicks is included in the 2002 annual collection. The cited US year-end table lists it at number 97. A documented songwriting inspiration has not been established for this record; this is chart context, not a creative-origin account.
Chart or collection context only
Billboard year-end 2002 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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Billboard year-end 2002 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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