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Donna Godchaux

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Donna Godchaux

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Born: August 22, 1947
Died: November 2, 2025
From: Florence, Alabama, USA

Also known as

Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay · Donna Jean Godchaux

Biography

Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay (August 22, 1947 – November 2, 2025) was an American singer best known as a member of the rock band the Grateful Dead from 1972 to 1979. In addition to the Dead, she performed with the Jerry Garcia Band and the short-lived Heart of Gold Band, all alongside her first husband, Keith Godchaux. She formed the Donna Jean Godchaux Band in 2006.

Known for

The Grateful Dead Movie

Long Strange Trip

Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream

Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday

Filmography

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2022

Grateful Dead: Tivoli Concert Hall, 4/17/72

Acting (Self)

2017

Long Strange Trip

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2013

Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday

Acting (Self)

Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream

Acting (Self)

2012

Grateful Dead: All The Years Combine - The DVD Collection

Acting (Self)

2004

The Grateful Dead Movie: Bonus Songs

1978

Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland

Acting (Self)

1977

The Grateful Dead Movie

Acting (Self)

Grateful Dead: New Jersey Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo - Live at The Capitol Theater

Acting (Self - Performer)

Undated

Dead & Company 2016-07-15 Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Acting (Self)