MacKay, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame backup singer for The Grateful Dead in the 1970s who also sang on No. 1 hits by Elvis ...

The singer, who died on Nov. 2 after a long battle with cancer, lent her powerful voice to the legendary band from 1971 to ...

Donna Jean Godchaux, beloved Grateful Dead vocalist, has died after a long illness. Learn about her musical journey and lasting impact.

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a singer who performed on hits such as “When a Man Loves a Woman” by Percy Sledge and helped ...

In 2013, a local, family-owned company, with auto-body repair shops, and an artist partnered together to help rebuild ...

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

Donna Jean Godchaux, a key vocalist for the Grateful Dead during their 1970s peak, has passed away at 78. She died Sunday, ...

MacKay’s fondest memories singing with the Grateful Dead included three 1978 shows in Egypt, where they performed in front of the Great Pyramid. “Those were really exciting, fulfilling deep times and ...

Safety measures abound at ranges. Shooters wear eye and ear protection. They generally stand in a booth, separated from others by bulletproof walls. But they still face an overlooked hazard: the ...

The last time Donna Jean Godchaux saw Jerry Garcia, he was clean. He was exuberant. He was, for that morning, the man she remembered. It was April 5, ...

While Garcia seemed to look back on his time in the Army with a note of nostalgia in that piece, official documents filed by his commanding officer in 1960 tell a different (albeit unsurprising) story ...

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, former lead singer of the rock band Grateful Dead, died on Sunday, November 2, 2025. She was 78.