Born In 1948. His wife recommended him as a keyboardist for the group around the time their first keyboardist was in the hospital. Birthplace Washington . If your a DeadHead you will recognize the name Godchaux as Keith and Donna Godchaux were members of the Grateful Dead in the 70’s and 80’s. the seaon was Summer in the Chinese year of Rat, it is 256 days until Keith Godchaux next birthday. Birthday ... His son Zion played in the group BoomBox. Keith Godchaux Fans Also Viewed . Garden Aud., Vancouver Canada, Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C., July 12 & 13, 1989, Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings, Pacific Northwest '73–'74: Believe It If You Need It, Playing in the Band, Seattle, Washington, 5/21/74, The Warfield, San Francisco, California, October 9 & 10, 1980, Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead, Dead Zone: The Grateful Dead CD Collection (1977–1987), All the Years Combine: The DVD Collection, Dead Ringers: The Making of Touch of Grey, Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead 1987 Tour, Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead, Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead, The Music Never Stopped: Roots of the Grateful Dead, Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, October 31, 1987, Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, The Best of the Rest, October 15–30, 1987, Pure Jerry: Merriweather Post Pavilion, September 1 & 2, 1989, Pure Jerry: Coliseum, Hampton, VA, November 9, 1991, Let It Rock: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. When she turned 15 years, she started recording with known artists and became a celebrity session backup prodigy in Muscle Shoals. FUN FACTS. During their membership in the Grateful Dead, the couple also issued the mostly self-written Keith & Donna album in 1975 with Jerry Garcia as a Keith and Donna Band member. Prior to 1970, she had worked as a session singer[1] in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, eventually singing with a group called Southern Comfort and appearing as a backup singer on at least two #1 hit songs: "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge in 1966 and "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley in 1969. [2][3] She then moved to California and met future fellow Grateful Dead member Keith Godchaux, whom she married in 1970. Grateful Dead. His son Zion played in the group BoomBox. Rock Singer. Zion is their son. Donna Jean provided back-up and lead vocals in the group's music. Rock Singer. Birthday July Jul 19, 1948. Godchaux was hired to sing as a session musician in the studio recordings of most musicians. Her vocals were featured on other classic recordings by Boz Scaggs and Duane Allman, Cher, Joe Tex, Neil Diamond and many others. Rock Singer. Keyboardist for the Grateful Dead who toured with the group through much of the 1970s.He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Grateful Dead in 1994.Jerry Garcia was his bandmate and the singer of the Grateful Dead. Keith and Donna's son, Zion "Rock" Godchaux of BoomBox, was born in 1974. She featured in recordings of celebrity mu… Shortly after her husband's death in 1980, she married bassist David MacKay (former Fiddleworms member and bassist for the Donna Jean Godchaux Band) and the couple moved to her childhood town of Florence, Alabama, to record at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio.[6]. Keyboardist for the Grateful Dead who toured with the group through much of the 1970s. Freddie Mercury. Jerry Garcia was his bandmate and the singer of the Grateful Dead.