August 1, 2025

Jeannie Seely had the most incredible knack for calling me when I was in the shower.

She’d always leave a sarcastic message when I didn’t answer the phone: “You must be the cleanest guy in Nashville!” she’d say. I used to accuse her of having a hidden camera somewhere in my house. We had that kind of relationship: brother, sister, singing partner, co-host, confidant, jokester, but mostly friend.

For over sixty-plus years we toured together, laughed together, cried together, shared meals together, wrote songs together, went to church together, sought advice from one another, took comfort from one another, and I always knew I could trust her with the deepest secrets of my heart.

As you can see from the following pictures we had lots of laughs, lots of music, and lots of love between us. My world is not going to be nearly as much fun without her in it.