She was Elvis’ backup singer on Suspicious Minds and a cherished member of the rock band the Grateful Dead. Now, singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay has passed away at a Nashville hospital. She was 78.

Grateful Dead is speaking out about Donna Jean Godchaux’s death. The rock band took to Instagram on Nov. 3 to honor the late singer, who died earlier this month at age 78. Alongside a photo of ...

The Grateful Dead celebrated Donna Jean Godchaux's "unmistakable voice and radiant spirit" in a tribute posted following the singer's death at the age of 78. In a post shared on the Dead's official ...

Vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux, who was a member of the Grateful Dead alongside her late husband Keith Godchaux between 1971 and 1979, died on Sunday at age 78. Core surviving members of the Grateful ...

On Sunday, November 2, Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay passed away at age 78. The powerful voice that elevated classic 1970s concert standards like “Playing in the Band,” “Not Fade Away,” and “Scarlet ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a former member of the Grateful Dead, has ...

Donna Jean Godchaux, whose unmistakable voice helped shape two very different corners of American music—Elvis Presley’s soulful pop and the Grateful Dead’s psychedelic swirl—died at a hospice facility ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Grateful Dead (from left: Bob Weir, Donna Godchaux) perform at Santa Barbara Stadium on June 4, 1978 in Santa Barbara, ...

Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay has died aged 78. The singer - who spent seven years in the legendary rock band as well as performing on chart-topping hits for both Elvis Presley and ...

Donna Jean Godchaux, who sang with The Grateful Dead through most of the 1970s, died after “a lengthy struggle with cancer,” according to her family. She was 78. “It is with heavy hearts that we mourn ...

She helped shape the band’s sound in the 1970s, a decade that took the band to new heights. By Sopan Deb Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a singer who performed on hits such as “When a Man Loves a Woman” ...