His first hits came in the late 1950s, and his career saw a resurgence in the mid-1960s, particularly with the release of his spoken word single "Day For Decision".
Seay was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, and grew up in Atlanta, and had his first major break in 1957 by winning a state talent show (whose runner-up was Bill Anderson).
[2] Signing with Warner Bros. Records in 1966, he released the song "Day For Decision" which featured a background chorus singing "America".
[4] Its accompanying album, which was a minor chart success, featured renditions of several popular patriotic tunes.
He died on May 14, 2016, when his single-engine plane clipped a cell telephone tower wire and crashed near West, Texas.