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re: Donna Jean Godchaux
Posted on 5/21/20 at 8:18 am to Dale Sturtevant
Posted on 5/21/20 at 8:18 am to Dale Sturtevant
Donna Jean Godchaux knows what you’re thinking, especially if you’re a Deadhead: that her voice wasn’t always spot-on when she was a member of the Grateful Dead in the Seventies. “I can’t defend myself very much,” says Godchaux, who sang on hits by Elvis Presley and Neil Diamond before she joined Garcia and Co. “I was a studio singer, never singing off-key. I was used to having headphones and being in a controlled environment.
“Then, all of a sudden, I went to being onstage with the Dead in Winterland,” she continues. “Everything was so loud onstage. And not to mention being inebriated. I can’t defend myself very much, but I can’t blame it all on that.” Godchaux lets out a laugh. “I’ve seen on Facebook people say, ‘Well, they didn’t always sing so great themselves!'”
“Then, all of a sudden, I went to being onstage with the Dead in Winterland,” she continues. “Everything was so loud onstage. And not to mention being inebriated. I can’t defend myself very much, but I can’t blame it all on that.” Godchaux lets out a laugh. “I’ve seen on Facebook people say, ‘Well, they didn’t always sing so great themselves!'”
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Posted on 5/21/20 at 8:19 am to cgrand
quote:Yeah buddy, there wasn't a single opportunity to play with any member of the Grateful Dead between 1979 & 1995
what were these bands she could have been singing with before Garcia died?
I don't think I've ever come across a white knight for Donna
Posted on 5/21/20 at 12:38 pm to Marco Esquandolas
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Whenever I am driving and a killer Playin’ is peaking, and I think, “Damn these guys are on fire”, as the jam comes to its crescendo, “it” rears it’s ugly head and has me scrambling to quickly change the station off the GD Channel...
I noticed the same thing during Scarlet Begonias at Cornell 77. Its really good even her singing along Jerry is not bad but then around the 7:30 mark, she starts making these weird "singing" noises during the jam transition to Fire on the Mountain. It is pretty low but is extremely out of place and sounds awful. It is almost as if they turned her mic down because they knew something like this would happen.
This post was edited on 5/21/20 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 5/21/20 at 1:09 pm to CaptainPanic
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I don't think I've ever come across a white knight for Donna
Posted on 5/22/20 at 9:04 am to bisceaux
Dead are streaming 4/21/72 tonight, get yall some donna.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 2:07 pm to cgrand
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you discussed this with him?
Yes.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 2:16 pm to cgrand
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if you can find even a vague reference to Garcia admitting that he did not care for Donna being in the band, I will Venmo you $100 dollars.
$100.00!!...I hope to find some proof soon!...I’ve been needing to change the wiper blades on the 911...
See...I too can respond like a dick for no reason.
This post was edited on 5/22/20 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 5/22/20 at 2:43 pm to rutiger
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Its also pretty funny that someone with a phish screen name Is complaining about singing, i mean, even in the years i loved phish, their singing was always like nails on a chalkboard.
I’m quite sure the GD could have chosen just about anyone they wanted to fill the role for “Fare Thee Well”...interesting that they chose the hack in this pic to sing half the songs...
In fact he is so awful, that the GD’s own fan base had these shirts made...
Posted on 5/22/20 at 8:12 pm to rutiger
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Dead are streaming 4/21/72 tonight, get yall some donna.
She already ruined the Playing.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 11:16 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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he also would have fired weir if this wasn't the case
He tried.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 11:18 pm to Marco Esquandolas
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Jerry was too nice and avoided confrontation at all costs
You mean like that time he shoved Phil down the stairs?
Posted on 5/22/20 at 11:44 pm to Dale Sturtevant
Yeah, the shrieking could be brutal. So could Jerry's voice when he was at his depths, so could his forgetting lyrics and Bobby's singing the wrong lyrics. Donna added a lot to Looks Like Rain. If you're going to let a few seconds of shrieking ruin an epic Playin' for you then that's your problem. Warts and all; you take the highs with the lows. (Kind of like how I always cringe when I hear, "Set the gear shift for the heart of your soul," but I just laugh it off and don't let it ruin a song I otherwise enjoy.) Given their approach to the music, mistakes and flubs were part of the deal. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
Donna often couldn't hear herself in the monitors. She sounds great in the studio. Did you catch Move Me Brightly, Bobby's 70th birthday party for Jerry hosted at his TRI Studios and streamed live for free? (For like five-and-a-half hours, it was amazing.) Donna kicked arse. She didn't have the benefit of the in-ear monitoring system they have now (coincidentally pioneered by the Dead) back in the Wall of Sound era.
Donna often couldn't hear herself in the monitors. She sounds great in the studio. Did you catch Move Me Brightly, Bobby's 70th birthday party for Jerry hosted at his TRI Studios and streamed live for free? (For like five-and-a-half hours, it was amazing.) Donna kicked arse. She didn't have the benefit of the in-ear monitoring system they have now (coincidentally pioneered by the Dead) back in the Wall of Sound era.
This post was edited on 5/24/20 at 2:06 am
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