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

We had many wonderful laughs together, cried over certain things together, and she will be missed,” Dolly Parton wrote.

Jeannie Seely married Hank Cochran in 1969 (she was his fourth wife). While not much is known about their private life, she named her 1967 album, Thanks, Hank!, after him, for he penned all its songs.

Born July 6, 1940, in Titusville, Pennsylvania, Seely’s breakout country hit came with her 1966 single ‘Don’t Touch Me’, written by Hank Cochran. The song earned her a Grammy Award for Best Female ...

In total, Seely made 5,397 Grand Ole Opry performances, more than any other artist in the institution's 100-year history.

Grammy Award-winning singer Jeannie Seely, best known for her hit Don't Touch Me, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2025, at ...

Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer behind such standards like “Don’t Touch Me,” has died. She was 85.