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Keith Richard Godchaux (July 19, 1948 – July 23, 1980) was an American pianist best known for his tenure in the rock group the Grateful Dead from 1971 to 1979. Following their departure from the Dead, he and his wife Donna formed the Heart of Gold Band in 1980, but Godchaux died from injuries sustained in a car accident shortly after their ...
On his thirty-second birthday in July 1980, he was severely injured in a car accident and died from those injuries four days later. In 1994, Godchaux was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Grateful Dead.
- July 19, 1948
Jul 23, 2015 · Grateful Dead keyboardist Keith Godchaux died on July 23, 1980.
Jul 19, 2013 · Keith Godchaux, pianist of the Grateful Dead from 1971 through early 1979, would have been 65 years old today. I never had the pleasure of meeting him -although I came very close to it- met his wife, and had many occasions to be in close proximity during concerts by both the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Band.
Jul 23, 2021 · On this date in 1980, former keyboardist Keith Godchaux tragically died in a car accident just days after his 32nd birthday. Exactly 10 years after, on July 23, 1990, his replacement behind...
- Andy Kahn
Jul 23, 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 engine of ...
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