Why did Keith leave the Grateful Dead?
“We were exhausted. And the band was exhausted with us. The band knew we had to be out of the band, and Keith and I had been talking about ‘How in the world do you quit the Grateful Dead?’ ” At a group meeting at the Godchaux’s house in 1979, everyone came to a mutual decision: It was time for the couple to leave.
What happened to Donna Jean Godchaux?
In 1994, Donna Jean was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Grateful Dead. She resides in Killen, Alabama, and remains an active member of the Muscle Shoals music scene when not touring with the Donna Jean Godchaux Band with Jeff Mattson.
Where was Jerry Garcia’s funeral?
A private funeral was held for family and friends Aug. 11 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Belvedere, an upscale suburb on a peninsula just north of San Francisco.
Was Keith Godchaux a good piano player?
According to Garcia in a 1980 interview with Mark Rowland, conducted shortly before Godchaux’s death, “Keith is one of those guys who is sort of an idiot savant of the piano. He’s an excellent pianist but he didn’t really have a concept of music, of how the piano fit in with the rest of the band.”
When was Donna Godchaux last?
Feb. 17, 1979
Over in one of the discussion groups on DeadNet Central recently, someone was fondly recalling Keith and Donna’s final show, at the Oakland Coliseum on Feb. 17, 1979, noting it was a rare great show from their late period with the band.
What happened Vince Welnick?
Vince Welnick, 55, who played keyboards with the Grateful Dead for five years before the death of band founder Jerry Garcia, died Friday. Sonoma County sheriffs said he was taken, injured, from his home in rural Forestville near Santa Rosa, to a local hospital. He died there, police said.
Did Keith Godchaux sing?
During his tenure with the Dead, his only lead vocal and wholly original composition was “Let Me Sing Your Blues Away,” a collaboration with lyricist Robert Hunter released on Wake of the Flood (1973). It was performed live six times, all in 1973.
Where did Keith Garcia and Donna Godchaux record?
Keith and Donna Godchaux issued the mostly self-written Keith & Donna album in 1975 with a core band including Garcia, Spooky Tooth bassist Chrissy Stewart and Wings drummer Denny Seiwell. The album was recorded at their home in Stinson Beach, California, where they lived in the 1970s.
What happened to Keith Godchaux heart of gold?
Keith was very happy, and so were we.” The two formed the Heart of Gold Band, named after a line in “Scarlet Begonias,” but it was short-lived: Keith Godchaux died in a car accident in Marin County in 1980.
Was Keith Godchaux a good pianist?
According to Garcia in a 1980 interview with Mark Rowland conducted shortly before Godchaux’s death, “Keith is one of those guys who is sort of an idiot savant of the piano. He’s an excellent pianist, but he didn’t really have a concept of music, of how the piano fit in with the rest of the band.
What happened to Keith Garcia’s playing?
Garcia biographer Blair Jackson has also asserted that “the quality of Keith’s playing in the Dead fell off in ’78 and early ’79. It no longer had that sparkle and imagination that marked his best work (’72–’74). Much of what he played in his last year was basic, blocky, chordal stuff.