Chronicle: Jeannie Seely

Chronicle: The industry is paying tribute to Grand Ole Opry star and SiriusXM Willie's Roadhouse host Jeannie Seely, who died Aug. 1 as a result of complications from an intestinal infection, as reported on Friday via Breaking News. Opry SVP/Executive Producer Dan Rogers calls Seely "one-of-a-kind across the board: as an entertainer, friend, and human being. It was an absolute honor for all of us at the Grand Ole Opry that she called this show home and that she thought of us as family. She gave it her all with every single Opry performance. All 5,397 of them. She is loved so much and will never be forgotten.” CMA CEO Sarah Trahern recalls that the four-time nominee and CMA Joe Talbot Award winner "mentored countless artists, especially women, and while they learned from her confidence and wit, she reminded us she was learning from them too. That humility was part of her magic.” Services are pending.