Abby Anderson

For the video game character, see Abby (The Last of Us).

Abby Anderson
Anderson performing at the 2018 National Christmas Tree lighting event
Background information
Born (1997-03-10) March 10, 1997 (age 27)[1]
Southlake, Texas, US[1]
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocal
  • Piano
  • Guitar
LabelsBlack River
Websiteabbyandersonmusic.com

Abby Anderson (born March 10, 1997)[2] is an American country music singer-songwriter[3] from Southlake, Texas[3][1] near Dallas.[4][5] She is signed to the independent entertainment company, Black River Entertainment.[4][6]

Early life

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Abby Anderson is one of seven children and is the second oldest[4][7] of her five sisters and one brother.[7][4] She began piano lessons at age 5.[7][8][9] Her interest in country music comes from her mother - who comes from a family of country music singers and fans.[10]

Anderson was able to play gigs around her home state of Texas [11] after telling her parents she wanted to be homeschooled [12] so she could work on her career as a musician.[11]

In addition to music, she was the first girl to play on her middle school's football team.[7]

At age 17, she finished high school early and moved to Nashville in February 2015.[7]

Career

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Abby had her first taste of the music industry in 2014 when she performed “Let Freedom Ring” (Anderson's version of “My Country Tis of Thee”) on Glenn Beck's conservative talk show.[12] The song became so popular that it landed on both the Billboard and iTunes charts.[12]

After moving to Nashville at age 17, Anderson played gigs at popular Nashville venues such as The Bluebird Cafe, The Listening Room Cafe and Tin Roof [13] while also working as a nanny [13] to support herself. During a charity event at the Ryman Auditorium in 2017, Anderson received a publishing and record deal from Black River Entertainment.[13]

In September of that year, she released “This Feeling,” her first song via Black River Records.[14]

She was recognized by Pandora as a Country Artist to Watch in 2018 [14][15] and CMT Listen Up in their “18 for 2018” List.[5] She was also honored by being part of CMT's Next Women of Country Class of 2018 alongside Ashley McBride and Kassi Ashton.[16][15]

Her single, “Make Him Wait” was released in April 2018,[13][6] which was written by Anderson with Tom Douglas and Josh Kerr.[13][15][17] The song, which has been streamed on Spotify more than 4 million times,[15] was inspired by dating advice she received from her parents.[6] The music video for the song premiered on CMT in September 2018 [18] and was directed by Chris Hicky.[18]

On September 7, 2018, Anderson released her debut EP, ‘I’m Good,’ which consisted of five songs, via Black River Records.[2][18][15][17] One of the songs, “Dance Away My Broken Heart” was written by country singers Kelsea Ballerini, Thomas Rhett and Rhett Akins.[2]

She made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry on September 8, 2018 [10][19] and performed during the National Christmas Tree Lighting in November 2018 [15] in Washington D.C.

Anderson performed at CMA Fest in 2017 [20] and 2018.[21] She has toured with Russell Dickerson, Chase Rice,[4] and Brett Eldredge [10][22] and performed at Dierks Bentley's Seven Peaks Festival in August 2018.[23]

She released a cover of *NSYNC's holiday song, “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” in November 2018 exclusively on Amazon Music as part of their Amazon Originals series.[24]

In 2019, Anderson was recognized as a member of The Bobby Bones Show's Class Of 2019,[25] Music Row Magazine's 2019 Next Big Things [26] and Sounds Like Nashville's list of Country Artists to Watch in 2019.[17]

Anderson, alongside country singer Jimmie Allen, released a cover of Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's GRAMMY and Academy Award-winning song “Shallow” from A Star Is Born in February 2019.[27][28][29]

After releasing her song “Good Lord” in March 2019,[30][31][32][33] July 2019, Anderson made her television debut on the TODAY Show.[34][35] Her single, “Flowers,” was released in October 2019.[36] She joined Rob Thomas during his Chip Tooth Smile Tour in 2019.[37][38][39][40]

Anderson cites Dolly Parton, Ray Charles, Linda Ronstadt, Roy Orbison, Stevie Wonder, KT Oslin, Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, The Judds, and Elvis as some of her major musical influences.[7][4][12][5]

Artistry

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Musical style

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She has been described as a country,[1][41] country rock[42] singer.

Influence

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She has cited Ray Charles, Dolly Parton, Roy Orbison, Stevie Wonder, KT Oslin and Elvis Presley among her influences.[43] Other musical influences are Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Supremes, Linda Ronstadt, Freddy Fender and The Judds.[44]

Discography

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Main article: Abby Anderson discography

Tours

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Co-headlining tours

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Guest appearance

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Abby Anderson | Biography and History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b c "Exclusive: Abby Anderson Brings Grooves And Soul To Debut EP". September 7, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Crawford, Robert, Jedd Ferris, Jeff Gage, Dan Hyman, Ilana Kaplan, Brittney McKenna (September 24, 2018). "10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: September 2018". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 21, 2019.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b c d e f lafferlauren (September 10, 2018). "Get To Know 'Make Him Wait' Singer Abby Anderson". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Tingle, Lauren (December 14, 2017). "CMT Listen Up Reveals "18 for 2018"". CMT News. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c brickeykelly (April 27, 2018). "Abby Anderson Used Her Dad's Dating Advice to Write 'Make Him Wait'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Liptak, Carena (April 27, 2018). "Abby Anderson: How Growing Up in a Big, Musical Family Shaped Her Personality". The Boot. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  8. ^ "CMT Radio's Artist Spotlight: Abby Anderson". www.iheart.com. August 8, 2018. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  9. ^ "Abby Anderson Is Painfully Amazing Covering Post Malone 'Better Now'". www.iheart.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  10. ^ a b c Liptak, Carena (September 10, 2018). "Abby Anderson Forgot to Tell One Very Important Fan About Her Opry Debut". The Boot. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  11. ^ a b Bonaguro, Alison (April 27, 2018). "How Abby Anderson's Impatience Paid Off". CMT News. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  12. ^ a b c d "CMT Radio's Artist Spotlight: Abby Anderson". www.iheart.com. August 8, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Debut Single From Black River's Abby Anderson Is Digitally Available Now". The Country Note (Press release). April 27, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Pandora's Country Artists to Watch 2018". Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  15. ^ a b c d e f Yahr, Emily. "Country singer Abby Anderson on performing at the National Christmas Tree Lighting: 'It's a very patriotic feeling'". Washington Post. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  16. ^ Tingle, Lauren (November 7, 2017). "CMT's Next Women of Country Grows With Nine New Additions". CMT News. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  17. ^ a b c "19 New Country Artists to Watch In 2019". Sounds Like Nashville. December 20, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  18. ^ a b c ""Make Him Wait" Official Music Video Premieres Exclusively On CMT". The Country Note (Press release). September 13, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  19. ^ Reuter, Annie (July 22, 2018). "Abby Anderson Tearfully Accepts Offer to Make Her Opry Debut". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  20. ^ "2017 CMA Music Festival Lineup Revealed". CMA World - Country Music Association. March 17, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  21. ^ Horton, Carrie (June 2018). "2018 CMA Music Festival: 10 Artists You Can't Miss". The Boot. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  22. ^ Reuter, Annie (May 31, 2018). "Newcomer Abby Anderson Joining Brett Eldredge on Long Way Tour". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  23. ^ "Walker McGuire, Dillon Carmichael, Abby Anderson Set For Dierks Bentley's Seven Peaks Festival". August 7, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  24. ^ "Amazon Music Delivers More Original Recordings for the Holidays". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  25. ^ "Bobby Bones Unveils Fifth Annual 'The Bobby Bones Show Class Of 2019'". The Country Note (Press release). January 12, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  26. ^ "'MusicRow' Magazine Reveals 2019 Next Big Thing Honorees". December 4, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  27. ^ "Jimmie Allen and Abby Anderson Release Radiant 'Shallow' Cover: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  28. ^ Tingle, Lauren (February 22, 2019). "Jimmie Allen and Abby Anderson Channel Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga". CMT News. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  29. ^ Crawford, Robert (February 25, 2019). "10 Best Country and Americana Songs of the Week: Jennifer Nettles, Ingrid Andress". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  30. ^ Liptak, Carena (May 30, 2019). "Story Behind the Song: Abby Anderson, 'Good Lord'". The Boot. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  31. ^ Dukes, Billy (March 22, 2019). "Abby Anderson's 'Good Lord' Is a Blast of Country Sunshine". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  32. ^ "Love Is in the Air in Abby Anderson's Latest Song 'Good Lord': Listen Here". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  33. ^ Shelburne, Craig (August 29, 2019). "Abby Anderson: "Good Lord" and a Good Dreamer". CMT News. Archived from the original on August 29, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  34. ^ "Watch Abby Anderson sing 'Good Lord' live on TODAY". TODAY.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  35. ^ "ICYMI: Abby Anderson performs "GOOD LORD" on NBC's TODAY". Country Music Tattle Tale - Your country music news source. July 31, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  36. ^ Liptak, Carena; Carr, Courtney (October 18, 2019). "Runaway June's 'Head Over Heels' + 9 More New Country Songs You Need to Hear". The Boot. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  37. ^ Krol, Jacklyn (February 20, 2019). "Abby Anderson Joins Rob Thomas' 2019 Chip Tooth Smile Tour". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  38. ^ Blistein, Jon (February 20, 2019). "Hear Rob Thomas Preview New Album With Thrilling 'One Less Day (Dying Young)'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  39. ^ "Rob Thomas Announces 'Chip Tooth Smile' Album, Debuts 'One Less Day': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  40. ^ ""Better Than Excellent!" Rob Thomas LIVE! at BergenPAC". New Jersey Stage. July 31, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  41. ^ Moghaddami, Victoria (February 4, 2019). "Abby Anderson is ready to make her mark in country music". popculture.com.
  42. ^ "Abby Anderson is Talented Beyond Her Years". popdust. October 15, 2018.
  43. ^ "Who is Abby Anderson? 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW". The Boot. February 23, 2018.
  44. ^ Konicki, Lisa (July 30, 2018). "Get to Know: Newcomer Abby Anderson". One Country.
  45. ^ Dukes, Billy (May 9, 2019). "Abby Anderson excited for the challenge of Rob Thomas' The Chipped Tooth Tour". Taste of Country.
  46. ^ "'I'm Good' The Debut EP From Abby Anderson Is Available Now". The Country Note. September 7, 2018.
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