On finding out that Rory is from a small town, Louise calls her a “Dixie Chick”. The Dixie Chicks are a country music band from Texas consisting of Martie Maguire, Emily Robison, and Natalie Maines. Their first album was released in 1990, and they achieved commercial success with Wide Open Spaces in 1998, when they sold more CDs than all other country music groups combined.
The Annotated Gilmore Girls 