Remembering Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, ‘first lady of the Grateful Dead’

Known as “the first lady of the Grateful Dead,” she died of cancer on Nov. 2 in hospice care in Nashville at age 78.

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer, dies at 78

Donna Godchaux, the singer who contributed enormously to the Grateful Dead throughout the '70s, has died. She was 78.

Grateful Dead vocalist, who sang on big Elvis hit, dies at age 78

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, who sang with the Grateful Dead in 1970s as well as appeared on a number of hit records in the ...

Grateful Dead singer who worked with Elvis Presley on hit song dies at 78 after cancer battle

Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay dies at 78 after a battle with cancer. The beloved vocalist performed with ...

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer who also backed Elvis, dead at 78

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay helped shape the sound of the Grateful Dead and sang backup on No. 1 hits by Elvis Presley ...