She was Elvis’ backup singer on Suspicious Minds and a cherished member of the rock band the Grateful Dead.
Now, singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay has passed away at a Nashville hospital. She was 78.
The music world is mourning the loss of Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, the only woman ever to hold a spot in the legendary traveling circus known as the Grateful Dead.
According to several sources, she passed away Sunday at Alive Hospice in Nashville after a long fight with cancer. She was 78.