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

Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer behind such standards like “Don’t Touch Me,” has died. She was 85. Her publicist, Don Murry Grubbs, said she died Friday after succumbing to complications from an intestinal infection.

Country music trailblazer and Grand Ole Opry star Jeannie Seely died on Friday (Aug. 1) at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tenn., due to complications from an intestinal infection. She was 85. Seely had been battling health issues since last fall and underwent multiple back surgeries this spring,

Jeannie Seely won a Grammy for her 1996 hit ‘Don’t Touch Me', becoming only the third-ever female country artist to get the award.