Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead Vocalist, Dies at 78
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, the Alabama-born singer who performed with the Grateful Dead, has died at 78, according to The Associated Press.
Before joining the Grateful Dead in the 1970s, Godchaux-MacKay built a prolific career as a session singer in Muscle Shoals and Memphis, contributing backing vocals to songs by notable artists, including:
- Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds”
- Percy Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Woman”
- Neil Diamond
- Boz Scaggs
- Cher
A family spokesperson said she passed away Sunday at Alive Hospice in Nashville after battling cancer.
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Author's summary: Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay dies at 78.
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