Donna Jean Godchaux was on the radio first. Every time a DJ spun Percy Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Woman” or Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds,” she could be heard singing in the background. But it ...

Singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, who helped shape the sound of the Grateful Dead during the 1970s and sang backup on No. 1 hits by Elvis Presley and Percy Sledge, died Sunday. She was 78. The singer ...

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a former singer for the Grateful Dead, has died at 78, Fox News Digital confirmed. Godchaux-MacKay passed away on Nov. 2, surrounded by her family at Alive Hospice in ...

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a former member of the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78 from cancer, according to a statement. Newsweek reached out to the Grateful Dead's representative via email ...

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 ...

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a longtime Bay Area singer who performed with the Grateful Dead in 1970s and also appeared on a number of hit records in the ’60s, has died at the age of 78. The vocalist — ...

Donna Jean Godchaux died on Nov. 2, 2025, at the age of 78. She died at a hospice facility in Nashville, Tennessee, after a long battle with cancer. Her family’s statement described her as “a sweet ...