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Emily Robison is an American songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist who has an estimated net worth of $50 million. Born Emily Burns Erwin on August 16, 1972 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, she grew up in a family that helped her became proficient on several instruments while in elementary school, especially her sister Martie.
Robison is famously known as the founding member of the female country band the Dixie Chicks, which also includes her sister, Martie Maguire, and friend, Natalie Maines. She specifically plays banjo, dobro, guitar, lap steel, bass, mandolin, accordion, and sitar. Prior to working with the group, she spent years attending bluegrass festivals and busking and later, she joined her sister guitarist Robin Lynn Macy, and upright bass player Laura Lynch to form a band, but eventually moved into a new direction. Maines replaced the latter two to work with the sisters. Their albums, Wide Open Spaces and Fly, were a massive commercial success after both achieved diamond record status. The group also celebrated five Grammy Awards for their album, Taking the Long Way.
The trio all had young children to take care and spend time with aside from other personal commitments. When Maine took a break from music, the sisters formed a side project called Court Yard Hounds and Robison was the lead vocalist.
Emily is married to country singer Charlie Robison since On May 1, 1999, but divorced after nine years of marriage. They have three children - Charles Augustus, and twins, Julianna Tex and Henry Benjamin. Currently, she is married to Martin Strayer and they have a daughter, Violet Isabel.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
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2009 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Essential Dixie Chicks with the American female country band Dixie Chicks (certified platinum by ARIA) |
$70,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Taking the Long Way with the American female country band Dixie Chicks (certified 4x platinum by Music Canada, 2x platinum by RIAA and ARIA, platinum by IRMA, and gold by BPI) |
$3,655,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Top of the World Tour: Live with the American female country band Dixie Chicks (certified gold by RIAA and ARIA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the video album Top of the World Tour: Live with the American female country band Dixie Chicks (certified 6x platinum by ARIA and platinum by RIAA) |
$800,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Home with the American female country band Dixie Chicks (certified 6x platinum by RIAA, 3x platinum by ARIA and Music Canada, and gold by BPI) |
$6,610,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the video album An Evening with the Dixie Chicks with the American female country band Dixie Chicks (certified 5x platinum by ARIA and 2x platinum by RIAA) |
$150,000 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Fly with the American female country band Dixie Chicks (certified diamond by RIAA, 3x platinum by Music Canada, platinum by ARIA, and silver by BPI) |
$10,430,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Dixie Chicks Album Wide Open Spaces with the American female country band Dixie Chicks (certified 12x platinum by RIAA, 4x platinum by Music Canada, 2x platinum by ARIA, and gold by BPI) |
$12,570,000 |