Keith Godchaux was an American pianist best known for his tenure in the rock group the Grateful Dead from 1971 to 1979. He died in a car accident in 1980, along with his wife Donna and their son Zion. Learn about his life, career, musical style and legacy on this comprehensive biography page.
Songs with music by Keith Godchaux. The Grateful Dead has always been a focus of synchronicity -- of magic "coincidences" happening at just the right time. In early fall 1971, the Dead really faced up to the fact that they needed a keyboard player.
23 de jul. de 2015 · He struggled with depression and a heroin addiction. By the end of the '70s, his playing had fallen by the wayside, and tours became filled with nightly clashes with Donna. In early 1979, both...
23 de jul. de 2020 · 40 years ago today (7/23/80), the late Keith Godchaux died from injuries sustained in an automobile crash. During most of his tenure with the Dead (1971-1979), Godchaux contributed to the Dead’s most creatively fruitful period, where marathon peformances were rampant and his acoustic piano contributions served as springboard and ...
19 de jul. de 2022 · How Keith Godchaux made the 1970s the Grateful Dead’s golden era Tyler Golsen @TylerGolsen Tue 19 July 2022 9:00, UK While playing a gig with organ expert Merl Saunders in September of 1971, Jerry Garcia was approached by a fiery young southern woman who told him in no uncertain terms that she knew who the Grateful Dead’s next keyboard player was.
Keith Godchaux was killed in a car accident on July 23, 1980, just a few days after the band's first gig. The band continued on for another year, adding keyboardist Mark Adler and replacing Dexter LaBlanc with Donna Godchaux's future husband, David MacKay, before disbanding.