Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer known for hits like “Don’t Touch Me,” has died at 85. NEW YORK (AP) — Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer behind such standards like “Don’t Touch Me,” has died. She was 85.

Jeannie Seely, a Grammy-winning country music icon, passed away at 85 in Nashville after a brief illness. Known as "Miss Country Soul," Seely was a trailblazer in country music, becoming the first Pennsylvania native inducted into the Grand Ole Opry and performing there over 5,000 times.

"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.