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'Sesame Street' stars Elmo and Abby Cadabby sing and host in their Grand Ole Opry debut
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Sesame Street's Elmo, left, performs with Lauren Alaina at the Grand Ole Opry, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. - photo by AP Photo/George Walker IV
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For a 3 1/2-year-old, Elmo sure has sung a lot on "Sesame Street" with some of the best musicians in the world. But it wasn't until Thursday that the friendly red monster made his Grand Ole Opry debut, a country music rite of passage. The squeaky voiced singer's roots in the genre actually run pretty deep.