{"id":1981,"date":"2026-06-05T13:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/?p=1981"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:00:05","slug":"legendary-country-star-passed-away-at-age-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/?p=1981","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Country Star Passed Away At Age 85!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Legendary country singer Jeannie Seely has died at the age of 85 due to complications from an intestinal infection.<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy-winning artist passed away on August 1 at a Tennessee medical center after battling serious health problems throughout 2025, including multiple surgeries, pneumonia, and a stay in intensive care. Her death comes just months after the loss of her husband, Eugene Ward, to cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Known as \u201cMiss Country Soul,\u201d Seely rose to fame with her 1966 hit \u201cDon\u2019t Touch Me,\u201d which earned her a Grammy Award. She became a longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1967 and enjoyed a career that spanned more than six decades.<\/p>\n<p>A respected singer, songwriter, and performer, Seely released over 15 studio albums and remained active in country music well into her 80s, leaving behind a lasting legacy in the genre.!!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ZhYLoEgXlM?si=zoIVUcYmEF39Ffr_\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Legendary country singer Jeannie Seely has died at the age of 85 due to complications from an intestinal infection. The Grammy-winning artist passed away on <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/?p=1981\" title=\"Legendary Country Star Passed Away At Age 85!!\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1981"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1983,"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1981\/revisions\/1983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}