Songwriter Susan Gibson wrote the song "Wide Open Spaces" after moving away for college and trying to express to her mother that she needed room to make her big mistakes. She needed new faces. She ...
Songwriter Susan Gibson and Nashville Songwriters Association International Executive Director Bart Herbison discuss her song "Wide Open Spaces" recorded by The Chicks.
In January 1998, The Chicks released their major-label debut Wide Open Spaces. This was their first album with Natalie Maines as lead vocalist, and her bright, steely voice alongside the three-part ...