Grateful Dead singer who worked with Elvis Presley on hit song dies at 78 after cancer battle

Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay dies at 78 after a battle with cancer. The beloved vocalist performed with ...

Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette, John Legend and Elvis Costello Share Intimate Stories Behind Their Big Hits (Exclusive)

That ’70s Show alum Danny Masterson is wallowing in despair behind bars as the convicted rapist’s ex-wife, Bijou Phillips, ...

Grateful Dead vocalist, who sang on big Elvis hit, dies at age 78

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, who sang with the Grateful Dead in 1970s as well as appeared on a number of hit records in the ...

Meg White’s Drumming Spoke Louder Than Words

The White Stripes drummer, who joins the Rock Hall on Saturday, exited the band 18 years ago. Her quiet — in the duo and ...

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 ...

Grateful Dead Singer Donna Jean Godchaux, Who Also Sang on Elvis Presley's 'Suspicious Minds,' Dies at 78

Donna Jean Godchaux, a former member of the Grateful Dead who also sang on No. 1 hits for Elvis Presley and Percy Sledge, has ...

17 Songs That Perfectly Capture Life with Dogs

Dogs bring love, chaos, and plenty of laughs into our lives, and what better way to appreciate their presence than music?

Elvis Presley Turned a Decade-Old Willie Nelson Heartbreak Song Into a Timeless Hit

After country singer Billy Walker and Nelson's own version, Presley took a swing at the bittersweet song. He released it in 1971 on his 13th album, Elvis Country (I’m 10,000 Years Old). The album was ...

The one song Bob Dylan said needed to be a movie: “Extremely real”

Bob Dylan's lyrics are dense enough to be turned into a film script. But this one song, he thought, was the best candidate.

Tony Joe White Died in 2018. His Legacy Involves Foo Fighters, Elvis, and a New Album

Tony Joe White died in 2018, but an album reissue of 'The Real Thang' and products like Tony Joe White beer are helping keep ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1999, We Lost the Lyricist Behind One of Elvis Presley’s Biggest Songs—Based on a Newspaper Clipping of a Man’s Final Words

Thomas Durden was born in Georgia but spent much of his childhood in Jacksonville, Florida, where he first picked up the slide and steel guitar. He performed with the band The Westernaires in the ...

This Bob Dylan Classic Was Almost Cut From the Album — Now It’s One of His Most Covered Songs Ever

Bob Dylan's legendary anthem Blowin' in the Wind nearly missed the album that made it famous. This eye-opening article ...