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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 ...
Jul 23, 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...
Jul 23, 2021 · On this date in 1980, former keyboardist Keith Godchaux tragically died in a car accident just days after his 32nd birthday.
- Andy Kahn
Jul 19, 2022 · While his playing had elevated the band to new heights throughout the 1970s, it was clear that Godchaux was physically and creatively burned out. The other members asked the Godchauxs to leave in early 1979, and only a year later, a car accident would take Keith Godchaux’s life at the age of 32.
Jul 23, 2020 · Godchaux sustained massive head injuries after being involved in a car crash while being driven home on his birthday on 7/19/80 and he died four days later on 7/23/80 at age 32.
Keith was brilliant for the first three years or so he was in the band, but he was sensitive and prone to depression, and the road ate him alive. Eventually, he and Donna left the band in 1979. A year later, Keith died as the result of a car accident.
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Jan 27, 2019 · February 17, 1979: The Dead Rock As We Watch the End of the Keith and Donna Era. 40 Years Ago this month, Keith and Donna Godchaux played their last ever show with the Grateful Dead.
