Coley McCabe is an American country music singer. In 2000, she signed to RCA Records Nashville and released two singles. The first of these, "Grow Young with You" (a duet with labelmate Andy Griggs), was also included in the soundtrack to the 2000 film Where the Heart Is.[1][2] A second single entitled "Who I Am to You" followed, but McCabe never released an album. She also co-wrote SHeDAISY's 2001 single "Lucky 4 You (Tonight I'm Just Me)."
Coley McCabe | |
|---|---|
| Born | McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, United States[1] |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2000–2001 |
| Labels | RCA Nashville |
Biography
editBorn in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania and raised in Hedgesville, West Virginia,[3] McCabe frequently sang at the Jamboree USA Music Hall in Wheeling, West Virginia as a youth. According to The Tennessean newspaper, while still in junior college, "her sister and father were killed in separate car accidents, and her mother died of a pulmonary embolism, leaving her to take care of her younger sister," who later went on to attend college. By 1995, McCabe was a resident of Nashville, Tennessee, where she worked for an airline company. One of her earliest songwriting contracts was signed in 1997.[4]
Subsequently mployed by a publishing company in Nashville, McCabe was signed by RCA Records in 2000, and has released several singles, including "Grow Young with You," which was used for the film soundtrack of Where the Heart Is. She and country music singer and composer Thom Shepherd were married in Las Vegas in 2015.[5][6][7]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 2000 | "Grow Young with You" (with Andy Griggs) | 50 | Where the Heart Is soundtrack |
| 2001 | "Who I Am to You" | 56 | single only |
Music videos
edit| Year | Video |
|---|---|
| 2000 | "Grow Young with You" (with Andy Griggs) |
| 2011 | "I'm Not Made That Way" |
| "I Don't Love U Anymore | |
| "Sand in her shoes" (Thom Shepherd) |
References
edit- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (August 2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Price, Deborah Evans (2000-03-11). "Music Made for "The Heart"". Billboard. pp. 2000–03–11.
- ^ Bowman, Becky. "Singer returns to her native area." Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: Public Opinion, August 20, 2001, p. 3A.
- ^ Carter, Walter. "'Lucky 4 You' lucky for SHeDAISY." Nashville, Tennessee: The Tennessean, March 3, 2001, p. 3D.
- ^ "Bio," in "Thom & Coley," retrieved online May 29, 2024.
- ^ "Palm Coast Songwriters Festival’s Reprise Brings a Dozen Musicians and Their Stories For 3 Days at 2 Venues." Palm Coast, Florida: FlaglerLive, April 29, 2019.
- ^ Hernandez, Sondra. "Lone Star Luau returns to Margaritaville Feb. 2-5." Conroe, Texas: The Courier of Montgomery County, January 5, 2023.