Person · Female
Donna Jean Godchaux
- From
- Muscle Shoals, United States
- Active
- 1947–2025
- Releases
- 2
- rock
About
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.
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Donna Jean Godchaux-McCay · Donna Thatcher
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 7a878eab-1b8a-4ff4-9a53-babb10e60971
- ISNI
- 0000000034784764
- IPI
- 00045719470
- IPI
- 00340273100
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.