Jeannie Seely, soulful country singer behind hits like ‘Don’t Touch Me,’ dies at 85

Jeannie Seely, country singer and Grand Ole Opry star, dies at 85

Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer known for hits like "Don't Touch Me," has died at 85.

'Miss Country Soul' Jeannie Seely dies in Nashville at age 85

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The woman with the nickname "Miss Country Soul" died in Nashville on Friday at the age of 85. Jeannie Seely died as a result of complications from an intestinal infection, according to Absolute Publicity. Best known for her 1966 hit, "Don't Touch Me," Seely was the first woman to host the Grand Ole Opry and has appeared on the historic program more than any other performer, with 5,397 Opry performances, her final show b…

‘Miss Country Soul’ Jeannie Seely has died, aged 85

Dolly Parton was among those to pay tribute, saying the “dearest friend” was “one of the greater singers in Nashville”.

Jeannie Seely dead: Dolly Parton pays emotional tribute to 'one of dearest friends' - The Mirror

Jeannie Seely was a trailblazer in country music and, according to her longtime friend Dolly Parton, the soulful singer, from Titusville, Pennsylvania, had "a wonderful sense of humour"

Jeannie Seely, Who Pushed Boundaries and Broke Hearts at the Grand Ole Opry, Dies at 85

Jeannie Seely, who in the 1960s helped transform the image of women in country music from demure, gingham-clad helpmeet to self-possessed free spirit, died on Friday in Hermitage, Tenn., a suburb of Nashville. She was 85. Her death, in a hospital, was announced by the Country Music Association. The cause was an intestinal infection, said Don Murry Grubbs, Ms. Seely’s publicist. A mainstay of the Grand Ole Opry for more than five decades, Ms. See…

Jeannie Seely, “Don’t Touch Me” Singer and Country Music Star, Dies at 85

“We had many wonderful laughs together, cried over certain things together and she will be missed,” the musician's friend Dolly Parton wrote in a statement.