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Keith Godchaux

1948 – July 23, 1980

American musician and songwriter (1948–1980)

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Keith Richard Godchaux 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 first concert.

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  • Anniversary · July 23

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