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Jeannie Seely, known for her soulful country songs , has died. She was 85.

Seely died on Friday at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee after complications from an intestinal infection, her publicist confirmed, according to the Associated Press.

Fellow country icons, including Dolly Parton , paid tribute to Seely, known as "Miss Country Soul."

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"She was one of my dearest friends," Parton said on her social media accounts. "I think she was one of the greater singers in Nashville and she had a wonderful sense of humor. We had many wonderful laughs together, cried over certain things together and she will be missed."

Born on July 6, 1940, the Titusville, Pennsylvania native started perfor

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