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Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a soulful mezzo-soprano who provided backing vocals on such 1960s classics as ،§Suspicious Minds،¨ and ،§When a Man Loves a Woman،¨ and was a featured singer with the Grateful Dead for much of the 1970s, has died at 78. <a href=https://trips50.cc>tripscan top</a> 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. <a href=https://trips50.cc>اغاظاراطاعاساباض اتاقا×اج</a> Born Donna Jean Thatcher in Florence, Alabama, she had yet to turn 20 when she became a session performer in nearby Muscle Shoals, where many soul and rhythm and blues hits were recorded, and also was on hand for numerous sessions at the Memphis-based American Sound Studio. Her credits included Elvis Presley،¦s ،§Suspicious Minds,،¨ Percy Sledge،¦s ،§When a Man Loves a Woman،¨ and songs with Neil Diamond, Boz Scaggs and Cher. <a href=https://trips50.cc>tripscan</a> In the early 1970s, she and pianist/then-husband Keith Godchaux joined the Grateful Dead and remained with them for several tours and albums, including ،§Terrapin Station,،¨ ،§Shakedown Street،¨ and ،§From the Mars Hotel.،¨ Godchaux appeared on numerous songs, whether joining with Jerry Garcia on ،§Scarlet Begonias،¨ or writing and taking the lead on ،§From the Heart of Me.،¨ اغاظاراط اعاساباض https://trips50.cc |
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