Donna Jean Godchaux, who spent the Seventies singing with the Grateful Dead and provided vocals on an Elvis Presley hit, has died at the age of 78.

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, the only woman to have graced The Grateful Dead 's lineup, has died at 78. The singer died at a ...

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a featured vocalist with the Grateful Dead and a backup singer on Elvis Presley hits, has died at ...

Raised in studios around Muscle Shoals, Ala., she was with the Grateful Dead for some of its most celebrated—and ...

Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux has died at the age of 78. Here's what we know about her cause of death.

While Godchaux is known for her time with the Dead, she also contributed to several hits from artists like Elvis Presley, ...

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

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

Donna Jean Godchaux, whose gospel-infused harmonies helped shape the Grateful Dead's sound and whose voice graced hits by ...

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MacKay, the vocalist who joined the Grateful Dead in the 1970s alongside her husband Keith Godchaux, has died. She was 78.