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Donna Jean Godchaux | |
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![]() Godchaux singing with her band in Blacksburg, Virginia, November 2009 | |
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Birth name | Donna Jean Thatcher |
Born | Florence, Alabama, U.S. | August 22, 1947
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Years active | 1966–present |
Member of | Donna Jean Godchaux Band |
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Website | donnajeangodchauxband |
Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay (born August 22, 1947) is 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.