Donna Jean Godchaux
Donna Jean Godchaux | |
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 Godchaux singing with her band in Blacksburg, Virginia, November 2009 | |
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| Birth name | Donna Jean Thatcher |
| Born | August 22, 1947 Florence, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 2025 (aged 78) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1966–2025 |
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| Website | donnajeangodchauxband |
Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay (August 22, 1947 – November 2, 2025) was an American singer-songwriter. She was best known as a member of the rock band the Grateful Dead from 1972 to 1979. She sang with the Jerry Garcia Band and the Heart of Gold Band. She formed the Donna Jean Godchaux Band in 2006.
Donna was honored into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Grateful Dead in 1994.[1] She was honored into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 2016.[2]
Godchaux died while in hospice care from cancer in Nashville, Tennessee on November 2, 2025 at the age of 78.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Inductee Explorer". Rockhall.com.
- ↑ "Donna Jean Godchaux: Alabama Music Hall of Famer sang with '70s Grateful Dead". AL.com. February 24, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ↑ Blistein, Jon (November 3, 2025). "Grateful Dead Singer Donna Jean Godchaux Dead at 78". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Donna Jean Godchaux Band with Jeff Mattson official website Archived March 31, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
- Grateful Dead official website
- The Music Never Stopped: The Musical Journey of Donna Jean Godcheaux-McKay From honesttune.com.
- Donna Jean Godchaux Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection (2017)
- Donna Jean Godchaux discography at Discogs
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