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Jeannie Seely appeared on Grand Ole Opry radio program more than any other performer and was first to record a live album on Opry stage ...
Jeannie Seely will get her final sendoff at the legendary Grand Ole Opry, where she performed more than any other artist.
Jeannie Seely was laid to rest in a very special memorial in Nashville on Thursday (Aug. 14), and the country community came ...
The August 2 show show was a tapestry of stories, songs and affection from artists who called Seely a friend, mentor and Opry ...
Jeannie Seely's 5,398th Grand Ole Opry appearance was her final one — a legacy-honoring celebration at the Opry House.
Country music trailblazer and Grand Ole Opry star Jeannie Seely died on Friday (Aug. 1) at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tenn., due to complications from an intestinal infection. She was 85.
Seely — who lost her husband Eugene Ward to cancer last December — was born in Titusville, Pa., in 1940 and raised in nearby ...
I was in excruciating pain,” the legend shared, adding he’s on the mend, “thanks to a bunch of ice packs and pain pills.” ...
Country music legend Jeannie Seely – who boasted the most Grand Ole Opry radio program appearances – has died at 85 in hospice care.
She appeared nearly 5,400 times at the Grand Ole Opry, which she has been a member of since 1967. Grubbs said Saturday's Grand Ole Opry show would be dedicated to Seely.
Jeannie Seely, a country star of the ’60s and ’70s who had been a favorite of Grand Ole Opry audiences from her induction in 1967 up until the present day, died Friday at age 85.
When Seely left the show to tour the country, she was replaced by Dolly Parton. In 1985, Seely became the first woman to host a half-hour segment of the Grand Ole Opry. “That was a hard-won battle.