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

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NEW YORK (AP) — Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a soulful mezzo-soprano who provided backing vocals on such 1960s classics as “Suspicious Minds” and “When a Man…

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  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer, dies at 78 | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By The Associated Press Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a soulful mezzo-soprano who provided backing vocals on such 1960s classics as “Suspicious Minds” and

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer, dies at 78 (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a soulful mezzo-soprano who provided backing vocals on such 1960s classics as “Suspicious Minds” and “When a Man…

  3. WFAA Dallas

    Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay has died (opens WFAA Dallas)

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    The singer joined the Grateful Dead in 1971 alongside her husband, Keith Godchaux.

  4. Variety

    Donna Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead Singer, Dies at 78 (opens Variety)

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    Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a vocalist for the Grateful Dead in the 1970s, has died. She was 78.

  5. New York Post

    Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer, dead at 78 (opens New York Post)

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    Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay has died at age 78.

  6. Deadline

    Donna Jean Godchaux Dies: Grateful Dead & “Suspicious Minds” Backup Singer Was 78 (opens Deadline)

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    Donna Jean Godchaux, a backup singer for The Grateful Dead who also sang on No. 1 hits by Elvis Presley and Percy Sledge, died November 2 of cancer at 78.

  7. Rolling Stone

    Grateful Dead Singer Donna Jean Godchaux Dead at 78 (opens Rolling Stone)

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    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.

  8. Entertainment Weekly

    Former Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux dies at 78 (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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

  9. The Guardian

    Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer, dies aged 78 (opens The Guardian)

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    The musician, who also provided backing vocals on Suspicious Minds and When a Man Loves a Woman, died of cancer in Nashville on Sunday

  10. RedState

    RIP, Donna Jean Godchaux, the Grateful Dead's Only Female Member (opens RedState)

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    Remembering Donna Jean Godchaux, the only female member of the Grateful Dead, who passed away at 78.

  11. Newsweek

    Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay cause of death: Grateful Dead singer dies at 78 (opens Newsweek)

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    The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, who also sang on hits for Elvis Presley and Percy Sledge, died on Sunday in Nashville.

  12. The Guardian

    Donna Jean Godchaux supplied steel and soul to the Grateful Dead in their prime (opens The Guardian)

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    Godchaux sang on classics by Elvis and Otis Redding and had a long solo career, but it’s as a member of the Dead’s classic, acid-drenched 70s lineup – and as the band’s only female member – that she will be remembered

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