On the night of September 16, 1967, Jeannie Seely marked an important milestone in her music career by joining the world-famous Grand Ole Opry. The distinctive-voiced lady referred to as “Miss Country Soul” became the first – and to date, the only – Pennsylvania native to become an Opry member.
Today Jeannie makes clear that it’s still a thrill and an honor each time she performs on the Opry stage. “I feel very fortunate to be part of the Opry tradition,” the Grammy-winning singer says, “and I truly am indebted to all the wonderful fans that have supported me over the years.”
Jeannie Seely is among a select group of country artists who have scored No. 1 hits as a solo artist, as a duet partner and as a songwriter.
Born on July 6, 1940, in Titusville, Pennsylvania – the town where the world’s very first oil well was drilled in 1859 – Jeannie grew up as the youngest of Leo and Irene Seely’s four children. The family’s two-story farmhouse still stands along a dirt road outside of nearby Townville, a community of about 300 folks located in the northwestern corner of the Keystone State.
Jeannie’s interest in music was influenced strongly by her parents. Leo Seely worked hard on the family’s farm and at a Titusville steel mill, but found time on weekends to play the banjo and call local square dances. Irene Seely would sing with her daughter every Saturday morning while the two baked bread together.
“I grew up in a time when all the neighbors gathered together to help each other get the hay in and that kind of thing,” recalls Jeannie. “It seemed like everybody back in the country played guitars and fiddles, and when we got together there was always pickin’ and singin’.”
When she was barely tall enough to reach the dial on her family’s big Philco console radio, Jeannie was tuning in the Grand Ole Opry on station WSM 650.
At age 11, she began singing for a Saturday morning radio show on Meadville station WMGW. “I can still remember standing on a stack of wooden soda cases because I wasn’t tall enough to reach the unadjustable microphones,” she laughs. By age 16, Jeannie was performing on television station WICU in Erie.
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Jeannie Seely is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter and musician. She is known for her hits, including “Darlin’ Darlin'” and “Somebody Else’s Fire”.
Jeannie Seely is a country music singer and songwriter. Her music is primarily in the traditional country music style, characterized by its use of steel guitar, fiddle, and banjo, and its focus on storytelling, personal emotions and country living. She has released several albums throughout her career and has had hit songs in country charts.
Jeannie Seely is a country music singer and songwriter from the United States. She was born on July 6, 1940 in Titusville, Pennsylvania. She began her career in the 1960s and released her first album, “Seely Style,” in 1966. She had her first hit single with “Don’t Touch Me” in 1966 and it reached #2 on the Billboard country chart. She released several more albums throughout the 1960s and 1970s and had several more hit songs, including “One Day at a Time” and “Mississippi Roll On.” In addition to her successful music career, she is also a member of the Grand Ole Opry. She appeared on TV shows like Hee Haw, Nashville Now, and Austin City Limits. She continues to perform and tour today.
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