Grateful Dead Vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay Dies at 78
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a singer from Alabama, passed away at 78, according to The Associated Press.
She died on Sunday at Alive Hospice in Nashville after battling cancer, as stated by a family spokesperson.
Before joining the Grateful Dead in the 1970s, Godchaux-MacKay had a prolific career as a session singer in Muscle Shoals and Memphis.
- She contributed backing vocals to Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds"
- Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman"
- Songs by Neil Diamond, Boz Scaggs, and Cher
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Author's summary: Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay dies.