2 after a long battle with cancer, lent her powerful voice to the legendary band from 1971 to 1979. Donna jean godchaux, a backup singer for the grateful dead who also sang on no 1 hits by elvis presley and percy sledge, died november 2 of cancer at 78. The singer died of cancer on nov 2 at age 78 she sang with the grateful dead from 1971 to 1979, when she left the group alongside her. 2, at a hospice facility in nashville after a lengthy struggle.
Donna jean godchaux, the soulful vocalist who helped define the grateful dead’s 1970s sound and sang with elvis presley, died at 78 on nov
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