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Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKayC a soulful mezzo-soprano who provided backing vocals on such 1960s classics as gSuspicious Mindsh and gWhen a Man Loves a Womanh and was a featured singer with the Grateful Dead for much of the 1970sC has died at 78.
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A spokesperson for Godchaux-MacKay confirmed that she died Sunday at Alive Hospice in Nashville after having cancer. Godchaux-McKay and other Grateful Dead members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Born Donna Jean Thatcher in FlorenceC AlabamaC she had yet to turn 20 when she became a session performer in nearby Muscle ShoalsC where many soul and rhythm and blues hits were recordedC and also was on hand for numerous sessions at the Memphis-based American Sound Studio. Her credits included Elvis Presleyfs gSuspicious MindsCh Percy Sledgefs gWhen a Man Loves a Womanh and songs with Neil DiamondC Boz Scaggs and Cher.
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In the early 1970sC she and pianist/then-husband Keith Godchaux joined the Grateful Dead and remained with them for several tours and albumsC including gTerrapin StationCh gShakedown Streeth and gFrom the Mars Hotel.h Godchaux appeared on numerous songsC whether joining with Jerry Garcia on gScarlet Begoniash or writing and taking the lead on gFrom the Heart of Me.h
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