Happy 70th Birthday Donna Jean Godchaux (Watch “Scarlet Begonias ’74)

Happy 70th Birthday Donna Jean Godchaux (Watch “Scarlet Begonias ’74)

Happy 70th birthday today to Donna Jean Godchaux who was born on 8/22/47. Donna Jean is best known for her time spent in the Grateful Dead on vocals from 1971-1979. Along with her then husband Keith, Donna added a harmonic dimension that helped define some of the strongest years in the Dead’s history. Last summer, Donna joined Dead & Company for a number of shows, delivering her trademark high notes to songs like “The Music Never Stopped” and “Scarlet Begonias. ” Check out “Scarlet Begonias” from 1974 at Winterland….