Elvis Presley Backup Groups

Grateful Dead, Donna Jean Godchaux and Elvis Presley

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer who also backed Elvis, dead at 78

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay helped shape the sound of the Grateful Dead and sang backup on No. 1 hits by Elvis Presley ("Suspicious Minds") and Percy Sledge ("When a Man Loves a Woman").

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Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead and Elvis Presley singer, dies in Nashville

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Donna Jean Godchaux Dies: Grateful Dead & "Suspicious Minds" Backup Singer Was 78

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

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

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Donna Jean Godchaux's unforgettable journey with the Grateful Dead

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Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux dies aged 78

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Donna Jean Godchaux, the Grateful Dead's first lady, dies at 78

Godchaux-MacKay appeared at several single-show reunions and tributes with surviving band members.

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Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay Dead: A Look At Her Time in The Grateful Dead

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‘Grateful Dead’ Singer Has Died at 78

Ultimate Classic Rock

Cissy Houston, Jimi Hendrix and Elvis Presley Backup Singer, Dies

Cissy Houston, mother of singer Whitney and a backup singer with Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix and others, has died. She was 91. According to the Associated Press, Houston died Monday in her New Jersey home under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease.

American Songwriter

“Yeah, I Agree With You”: During His Demise Everybody Wanted the Old Elvis Back, and so Did He

During his downfall, Elvis Presley wanted the same thing as the rest of the world, and that was for things to go back the way they were.