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"When I sing again, it's going to be with that band."
Donna Jean Godchaux,'s death has been covered here earlier. Her obituary is in The Wall Street Journal. this weekend.
The Wall Street Journal
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When Donna Jean Godchaux first heard the Grateful Dead live, she said she turned to the person next to her and said: “When I sing again, it’s going to be with that band.”
Donna Jean Godchaux, Who Backed Up Elvis and Brought Soul to the Dead, Dies at 78
Raised in studios around Muscle Shoals, Ala., she was with the Grateful Dead for some of its most celebrated—and infamous—eras.
on.wsj.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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When Donna Jean Godchaux first heard the Grateful Dead live, she said she turned to the person next to her and said: “When I sing again, it’s going to be with that band.”
Donna Jean Godchaux, Who Backed Up Elvis and Brought Soul to the Dead, Dies at 78
Raised in studios around Muscle Shoals, Ala., she was with the Grateful Dead for some of its most celebrated—and infamous—eras.
on.wsj.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
When Donna Jean Godchaux first heard the Grateful Dead live, she said she turned to the person next to her and said: “When I sing again, it’s going to be with that band.â€
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) 2025-11-14T20:12:55.987899Z
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