Marilyn Jeanne Seely, known professionally as Jeannie Seely, was born on July 6,
1940, in Titusville, Pennsylvania. She began performing on local radio and
television shows at age 11 and moved to California after high school to pursue a
music career. Seely's breakthrough came with her songwriting, including "Anyone
Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)", recorded by Irma Thomas in 1964. She
signed with Challenge Records and released her first singles before moving to
Nashville in 1965. Her career took off with the release of "Don't Touch Me" on
Monument Records in 1966, which ...