Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, former Grateful Dead vocalist, dies at 78: Reports

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Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, the only female vocalist for The Grateful Dead, has died at age 78.

She died after a long battle with cancer.

Beyond The Grateful Dead, she performed on No. 1 hits for artists like Elvis Presley and Percy Sledge.

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, the former and only female vocalist from The Grateful Dead, has died, according to multiple reports. She was 78 years old.

Godchaux-MacKay died at a hospice on Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee, after a long battle with cancer, according to People.

She is survived by her sons, Kinsman MacKay and Zion Godchaux.

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Godchaux-MacKay not only sang for The Grateful Dead but she also sang No. 1 hits for other wildly popular artists such as Elvis Presley and Percy Sledge. She also sang backup vocals for Che