6 h. ago Donna Jean Godchaux supplied steel and soul to the Grateful Dead in their prime

Godchaux sang on classics by Elvis and Otis Redding and had a long solo career, but it’s as a member of the Dead’s classic, acid-drenched 70s lineup – and as the band’s only female member – that she will be remembered• Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer, dies aged 78By her own admission, Donna Jean Godchaux was not a fan of the Grateful Dead when she arrived in California – then Donna Jean Thatcher – in 1970. Already a music industry veteran at 23, she had spent five years as a member of Southern Comfort, a group of singers regularly employed as backing vocalists at the renowned Fame studios in her native Alabama. But she was rigidly unimpressed with her San Francisco friends’ undying devotion to Jerry Garcia and co. She hated the band’s name and loudly opined that the only reason people liked them was because they were invariably out of their minds on drugs when they went to see them live. In fact, she could prove she was right: she offered to attend a Dead show sober...

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6 h. ago Grateful Dead legend and Elvis vocalist dies as family make urgent plea to fans

A former member of the Grateful Dead has sadly died at the age of 75 and a representative for the late star has confirmed the tragic news as fans gather to pay tribute

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29 h. ago Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux who also worked with Elvis Presley and Cher dies at 78

The Grateful Dead was formed during the rise of the counterculture in Palo Alto, California, in 1965. They stood out for blending rock, blues, jazz, folk.

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30 h. ago Donna Jean Godchaux dead: Grateful Dead singer dies 'lengthy struggle with cancer'

Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux has died at the age of 78, it has been announced, after the star had been battling cancer while receiving treatment at a hospice

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8 d. ago 'Lily's no angel. This is why her and David Harbour's marriage REALLY ended': Following Lily Allen's 'revenge album' against her ex

When Lily Allen wed actor David Harbour in a 2020 Las Vegas ceremony officiated by an Elvis Presley impersonator, it seemed the troubled pop starlet had found her happily ever after.

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1 week ago Singer goes from Bury Market busking to supporting huge American pop star on US and UK tour

'Two years ago, I was singing Elvis Presley in a pub. Now I’m on one of the biggest stages in the world singing my own songs'

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1 week ago Mel B's ex husband Jimmy Gulzar launches another bizarre attack on David Beckham as he accuses him of having 'Elvis Presley syndrome' and 'whitewashing history'

Mel B's ex husband Jimmy Gulzar continued with his bizarre attack on David Beckham in new Instagram posts on Wednesday. 

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2 w. ago Cybill Shepherd reveals intimate details of her love affair with Elvis Presley

The actress, 75, made the reveal on Friday during An Evening with Cybill Shepherd: Music, Conversation & Stories at the Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles.

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2 w. ago Despite all of his affairs and her other relationships, Priscilla Presley reveals the truth that she NEVER stopped loving Elvis

She fell in love with him at 14. Now aged 80, Priscilla Presley reveals how, even after their split, she'd abandon her sleeping lover to take Elvis's calls.

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2 w. ago Priscilla Presley reveals Robert Kardashian Sr wanted to marry her after Elvis split

Priscilla Presley has revealed that Robert Kardashian, late father of Kim Kardashian, wanted to get married but their relationship was effected by 'ballistic' Elvis Presley

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3 w. ago Priscilla Presley accused of hiding $25 million worth of jewelry from IRS in lawsuit

Ex-wife of Elvis Presley has been locked in a bitter legal battle with her former business partners

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