Jeannie Seely: The Heart and Soul of the Opry Silenced at 85
A Farm Girl’s Dream Takes Root Born Marilyn Jeanne Seely on July 6, 1940, in Titusville, Pennsylvania, Jeannie grew up on a modest farm in nearby Townville, the youngest of Leo and Irene Seely’s four children. Her childhood was a melody of rural life—churning butter, tending crops, and gathering around the radio every Saturday night […]





