Abbey Cone Celebrates Grand Ole Opry Debut

Abbey Cone during her Grand Ole Opry debut. Photo: Erika Rock

Singer-songwriter Abbey Cone made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry on Friday night (Aug. 4).

Joined by friends and collaborators Brittney Spencer, Madison Kozak and Heather Morgan, Cone performed her latest single, “Talk of the Town (Acoustic),” on the hallowed stage. She also received a standing ovation from the crowd after she offered the first-ever live performance of her unreleased song “Timeless.”

The indie artist grew up playing Texas’ Grapevine Opry and was invited to make her debut in June by her mentor Vince Gill, who surprised her with the invitation onstage at the Grand Ole Opry after he performed the song they co-wrote together,”Leaving Home,” for the first time.

Pictured (L-R): Madison Kozak, Abbey Cone, Brittney Spencer and Heather Morgan. Photo: Erika Rock

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Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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