US EditionDonna Jean Godchaux, Grateful Dead singer, has died
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, known for her mezzo-soprano voice with the Grateful Dead in the 1970s, died after a long cancer battle, leaving a legacy in rock and session work.
- Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, the Grateful Dead singer, died Sunday at Alive Hospice in Nashville after a lengthy battle with cancer at age 78.
- Born Aug. 22, 1947 in Florence, Alabama, Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay began as a Muscle Shoals Studios session singer and married pianist Keith Godchaux after moving to California.
- She appeared on six Grateful Dead studio albums and debuted with the group on the Europe '72 live release, taking lead and co-writing songs like `Sunrise` and earning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.
- Her family requested privacy at this time of grieving and said no memorial service information has been announced; she is survived by husband David MacKay, sons Zion "Rock" Godchaux and Kinsman MacKay, grandson Delta, sister Gogi Clark, and brother Ivan Thatcher.
- In recent years, Godchaux-MacKay performed with Grateful Dead members and Dead & Company, including at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 12, 2016; her death follows founding Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, age 84.
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With the band Grateful Dead, Donna Jean Godchaux shaped the acid rock sound. She was the group's distinctive voice for over seven years. Now the singer died of cancer.
Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay dies at 78
A spokesperson for Godchaux-MacKay confirmed that she died Sunday at Alive Hospice in Nashville after having cancer. Godchaux-McKay and other Grateful Dead members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
Former Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay dead at 78
Donna Jean Godchaux performs during the “Move Me Brightly” 70th Birthday Tribute for Jerry Garcia at TRI Studios on August 3, 2012 in San Rafael, California. (C Flanigan/WireImage) Former Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay has died. She was 78. “It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of Donna Jean Godchaux,” reads a post on the Dead’s Instagram. “Her unmistakable voice and radiant spirit touched the lives of countless fans…
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KULR-TVFormer Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux dies at 78
Donna Jean Godchaux, a former vocalist for the Grateful Dead and backup singer for Elvis Presley, died of cancer Sunday in Nashville at the age of 78. Godchaux, whose full name was Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay, was a member of the Grateful Dead from 1972 to 1979. She was featured as a backup singer on
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