He mentions in his interview with Gans, That fall I went back to Boston for graduate school. Like many other rock bands, managers caused the Grateful Dead plenty of headaches over the years. Keith Godchaux replaced him at keys until 1979, when drug use forced his departure. But if they asked him, he was not interested. It was also one beset by a series of unfortunate incidents, controversies, and the tragic deaths of several of its key members. Much of what he played in his last year was basic, blocky, chordal stuff. Dec. 10: Fillmore first: The Grateful Dead, still known as the Warlocks, perform at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco for the first time, as part of Bill Grahams S.F. Hes an excellent pianist, but he didnt really have a concept of music, of how the piano fit in with the rest of the band. Left to right, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan (1946 - 1973), Jerry Garcia (1942 - 1995) and Phil Lesh. From 11.00. Keith confirms that no time passed between meeting and playing: a couple of days later This is even briefer than in Donnas account! A couple of days later I was playing with him and Bill, and it just sort of came together.. Or, the traditional story could be true: the Dead suddenly discovered after the 17th that they needed a new player; Garcia met one that very week, and they snatched him up immediately; and he learned all their songs in a week or less. Sept. 25: Dead for 15 years: To celebrate the bands 15th anniversary, the Dead open an 18-date run at the Warfield theater in San Francisco. Though he didnt necessarily live for the road, Pigpens identity was bound up with the band, and he lashed himself to their mast as long as he could, whatever the cost to himself. 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The Grateful Dead did a fine set with some marvelously exciting and interesting guitar solos by Jerry Garcia and a great demonstration of their tightness and swing, Gleason wrote. They dug turning me on to bebop and where it came from. And Godchaux had . July 26: Mydland overdoses: Mydland dies of a drug overdose in Lafayette at age 37. Our first rehearsal tape comes from the 28th, and it by no means sounds like Keiths second day with the band. ', Surprisingly to anyone who ever saw him, Keith said in 72 that what Ive contributed to the band as a whole is an added amount of energy which they needed, for my taste I have a super amount of energy. By then, though, bad press and ill-tempered fans had roundly criticized the shows. He had a side gig as a preacher and often insisted that people call him "reverend." A touring iteration of the Keith & Donna Band with Kreutzmann on drums and former Quicksilver Messenger Service equipment manager Stephen Schuster on saxophone frequently opened for Grateful Dead-related groups in 1975, allowing Garcia to sit in on several occasions. The animation and liveliness are through the roof! He died a year later in a car accident, at the age of 32. It was performed live six times, all in 1973. When the good rock music wailed, it was great, wrote Chronicle Music Critic Ralph J. Gleason, who went on to become a founding editor of Rolling Stone. I was ready to receive it, and I got it. Tambourines, drums, flutes and chiming bells appeared and the air was filled with the buzz of voices and the sound of music, wrote Gleason, who affirmed that there were no drunks., March 1: First album release: Grateful Dead: The Grateful Dead release their self-titled debut album on Warner Bros. The Grateful Dead have recorded for Warner Bros. an album which has everyone excited, wrote Gleason. Welnick had replaced Brent Mydland, who died of a drug overdose in 1990. Donna is still performing while Zion, whose adorably scowling infant self appears on the "Keith and Donna" LP, currently plays in the band BoomBox. Although the band had employed several other keyboardists (including Howard Wales, Merl Saunders and Ned Lagin) as session musicians to augment McKernans limited instrumental contributions following the departure of Tom Constanten in January 1970, Godchaux was invited to join the group as a permanent member in September 1971. Recordings of the set reveal long breaks between the band's songs, lots of drug-fueled banter, and overall confusion that led to a sloppy, 50-minute performance of a single song. Initially, Godchaux incorporated a richly melodic, fluid and boogie-woogie-influenced style that intuitively complemented the bands improvisational approach to rock music; critic Robert Christgau characterized his playing as a cross between Chick Corea and Little Richard. According to Garcia in a 1980 interview with Mark Rowland conducted shortly before Godchauxs death, Keith is one of those guys who is sort of an idiot savant of the piano. Its also interesting to hear him on organ on songs like Jack Straw, Tennessee Jed & Truckin on 9/29. The instruments unwieldy tuning partially contributed to the shelving of the bands recordings of their 1978 engagement at the Giza Plateau for a planned live album. The Lionel Hampton Band. Why would I want to work in the Dead and just be the way they worked? He was proud of doing music theater: During the late 60s, I was doing a Broadway play in New York at the George Abbott Theatre. (Perhaps someone mixed up the Keystone and the rehearsal space either way, Jerry & Bill jammed with Keith before the rest of the band did.) It was there that the years of touring and drug use became too much, and he suffered from a fatal heart attack . So we played that benefit concert at Oakland [2/17/79], and then a few days later there was a meeting at our house and it was brought up whether we should stay in the band anymoreand we mutually decided wed leave. The Godchauxes were replaced by keyboardist/vocalist Brent Mydland. Watch Keith and Donna Godchaux Perform in 1975 at Winterland Keith and Donna regrouped and started the Heart of Gold Band, featuring a hot-shot Bay Area guitarist named Steve Kimock. They managed to get back $63,000 of the lost cash, and Hart died of natural causes in 1975. The Dead celebrated the closing as an approximately five-hour-long party and invited some guests including guitarist John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service and Ken Kesey as well as actor Dan Aykroyd who provided the midnight countdown. (We dont know how poor Pigpens health was in early September, but the Dead may have been aware before 9/17 that he was in decline.) After two weeks there, he would continue his treatment at the Serenity Knolls clinic. Musically, the band sounded as fresh and inventive as ever, if not more so. Keith Richard Godchaux. He died at the age of 32 on July 23, 1980, four days after his birthday. He was known for being a Rock Singer. Relearning all his old songs and solos definitely took some time, but one of his longtime collaborators, keyboardist Merl Saunders, was willing to step in and coach him. A bitter ending to a life that looked like it was just about to turn around, Keith Godchaux will never be forgotten in the hearts and minds of Deadheads, whether they liked him . 69) followed by "Sugar Magnolia" at a lowly No. 9, putting the Dead in the Top 10 for the first and last time. Keith Richard Godchaux (July 19, 1948 - July 23, 1980) was a pianist best known for his tenure in the rock group the Grateful Dead from 1971 to 1979. The Heart Of Gold Band name was resurrected in 2004, for the group organised by Donna Jean Godchaux Mackay and David Mackay, after they decided to ask Greg . I wasnt playing with anyone else before that. Sept. 14: Alive in Egypt: The Grateful Dead begin three days of shows at the Egyptian pyramids. The culprit: a lethal dose of heroin and speed. 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. Did this affect the others? 91. There were allegations of marital abuse as Keith's drug use increased, and they were both booted in 1979. (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns), Historic Chronicle page August 10, 1995 Front page of Datebook covering the death of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia. Garcia was nabbed again for drug possession during a traffic stop in New Jersey in 1973. We had no doubt. Nineteen members of the band's touring party were arrested and the incident was immortalized in the song "Truckin'." Or perhaps the Dead initially saw Keith as a temporary stand-in, a Hornsby-like figure until Pigpen could be eased back in. "Truckin," their second most successful song, only got as far as No. Aidin Vaziri is a staff writer at The San Francisco Chronicle. Normally, this wouldn't pose a huge health risk, but Garcia waited to have it treated and it later caused him to fall into a diabetic coma, according to theLA Times. The Dead were faced with a dilemma just a month later, a midwest tour was to start in Minneapolis. His wife recommended him as a keyboardist for the group around the time their first keyboardist was in the hospital. Then he disappeared with all the cash during a trip to Los Angeles with Garcia. Keith Godchaux was born on the 19th of July, 1948. We wanted to write music to the Lord, because it didnt seem like there was much out there that was spiritual. The pair become known as the Rhythm Devils. It was the dawn of the San Francisco hippie era, and the Pranksters set the psychedelic scene. Keith Godchaux was born on July 19, 1948 and died on July 22, 1980. And he was. Hes sitting right next to you. He looked over at Jerry and looked back at me and dropped his head on the table and said, Youre going to have to talk to my wife. Meanwhile, his alcoholism increased and his doctor told him to stop touring with the Dead in 1970 to fight his addiction. Kesey and his fledgling group the Merry Pranksters, which included Neal Cassady, hosted these legendary counterculture gatherings as public experimentations with LSD. Lesh later felt guilty about this: It would have been better for him if wed just canceled the tour and let him recover all his strength at his own pace It was agreed that Pig would rejoin the band when he felt up to it. Even though hed never played any Grateful Dead tunes before[he] picked up the songs practically the first time througheverything he played fit perfectly in the spaces between [our] parts. During a family vacation when Garcia was 5 years old, he decided to help his older brother chop wood. Nov. 10: Live/Dead out: Live/Dead, the first of many live albums by the Grateful Dead, is released. (I would imagine Lesh might also have liked to play with Wales more back in 69 he had complained to Constanten: Phil pointedly remarked how much he preferred Howard Waless playing when he sat in with the band.) It is followed only five months later by American Beauty, another classic studio album. He didnt have to work his way into it. I remember when we auditioned him. He had a couple shows with Saunders in this month: He'd been dead for two days, according to Rolling Stone. http://www.levity.com/gans/Donna.980328.html Sept. 26: Dead reach top 40: Touch of Grey enters the Top 40 charts. Keith Godchaux was born on July 19, 1948 in San Francisco, California, USA. So Garcia told us to come backstage, but we were both too scared, so we didnt. It was charged with a very high voltage, and thus was very cantankerous to set up and use. The turning point came during a visit to their friends Pete & Carol (who had introduced them and turned them on to the Dead, and so played a hidden part in Dead history). http://archive.org/details/gd71-09-xx.sbd.unknown.16897.sbeok.shnf compilation; Keith mixed up on some tracks It was during this time that Donna took a break from music. The band's iconic lightning bolt skull logo and multicolored dancing bears have forever entrenched themselves in rock history and countless dorm room walls. Oct. 2: Hashbury bust: Band members and friends are busted in a pot raid at 710 Ashbury St. Rock Scully (the long-haired groups long-haired business manager) and audio engineer Bob Matthews were fined $200 each. Garcia and Weir have said that their microphones kept shocking them. We just danced right along on top. As Donna said, Keith would practice his rock & roll piano at home, and I was basically supporting the two of us. Hed had no rock experience at all, and apparently listened to little rock music. Someday, Godchaux. ' But there were still a lot of ups and downs. Mr. In 1970, Keith Godchauxmarried Donna Jean Thatcher,a session vocalist. http://archive.org/details/gd71-09-29.sbd.cousinit.16891.sbeok.shnf Keith mostly on organ Photography By [Front Cover] - Andy Leonard (2) Vocals, Co-producer - Donna Godchaux. July 23, 1980 Keith RichardGodchaux (The Grateful Dead) was born on July 19th 1948 born in Seattle, Washington, but grew up in Concord, California where he commenced piano lessons at five at the instigation of his father (a semiprofessional musician) and subsequently played Dixieland and cocktail jazz in professional ensembles as a teenager. Lowell George, Keith Godchaux: Little Feat: November 1979: Covered by Vilperin Perikunta: Spanish Moon: Lowell George: Little Feat: April 1974: Covered by : Straight from the Heart: Lowell George, Bill Payne: Little Feat: November 1979: Covered by Chris Hillman and Jennifer Warnes: Teenage Nervous Breakdown: Just a little over a year after leaving, Keith died of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The following Sunday the Dead were having a rehearsal and Jerry told us to come on down, so we did. The only direction. Keith godchaux. Then the next day the Dead practiced, and by the end of that day Keith was on the payroll. 9 on the Billboard charts. Getting connected with the Dead took a little longer, but surprisingly, in hindsight neither of them had any doubt it would happen. We were exhausted. They played a total of 29 shows, and recorded two live albums Vintage Dead and Historic Dead there. Oct. 16: Dead at the Winterland: The Dead play a five-night stand at the Winterland Ballroom. Keith Godchaux (1971 - 1979) . Just 32 years old. From September 28, we have our first tape of their rehearsals with Keith Godchaux. Now hell be gone for a long time, this lovable, huggable bear with the twinkly eyes and the best of vibes, wrote Chronicle columnist Herb Caen. It was the direction our lives had to go in. The group reorganised, bringing in Mark Adler on keyboards and David Mackay on bass, and continued to tour until folding in early 1981. That era in the band's history was riddled with countless incidents, both delightful and madcapped. The first surprise is to read that Keith had jammed with Jerry & Bill at the Keystone. According to Godchaux, I spent two years wearing dinner jackets and playing acoustic piano in country club bands and Dixieland groups I also did piano bar gigs and put trios together to back singers in various places around the Bay Areaplaying cocktail standards like Misty the way jazz musicians resentfully play a song thats popular that frustrated space I just wasnt into it I was looking for something real to get involved with which wouldnt necessarily be music. He met and married former FAME Studios session vocalist Donna Jean Thatcher in November 1970. Following the groups extended touring hiatus, he primarily used a baby grand piano in 1976 and early 1977 before switching exclusively to the Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano in September 1977. When he regained consciousness, he'd lost the ability to play the guitar. After ongoing battles with his various addictions, Garcia checked into Serenity Knolls, a drug treatment facility in Forest Knolls, California. Oct. 20: Dead take a break: Fans line up to see the Dead play at Winterland before the band takes a 19-month hiatus from touring. And the band was exhausted with us." http://archive.org/details/gd71-09-30.sbd.cousinit.18109.sbeok.shnf Keith mostly on piano The neckwear, nonetheless, became popular with the 9-to-5 set. After Godchaux's departure from the Grateful Dead, he cleaned up and formed The Heart of Gold Band with his wife; the ensemble included a young Steve Kimock on guitar. This was the second time Pigpen had been replaced by another player; but he probably took it in stride, as he had more serious things to worry about. As the band's sound took a psychedelic turn, his role was continually reduced. Unfortunately, Keith Godchaux was killed in a car accident in 1980, effectively scuttling the new group, though tapes of them were issued on album several years later. During this same period, Godchauxs playing in the Jerry Garcia Band which had fewer instrumentalists and hence a more open sound retained more elements of his earlier work with the Grateful Dead. The head Deadhead is immortal. While these bios are brief and lacking in detail (Donnas role is not mentioned at all), they were written only a few months later, so they should be taken into account. The Grateful Dead were undeniably popular, but they never enjoyed what you might call "mainstream success." Mydland had succeeded Keith Godchaux, who died in a car crash shortly after leaving the band. The couple managed to quickly bounce back. Donna Jean and Keith Godchaux were in the Dead until 1979, and Keith died in 1980 following a car accident. His final appearance with the Dead was during their performance at the Hollywood Bowl in June 1972. The Deads song Alice D. Millionaire was inspired by newspaper accounts that described him as the LSD millionaire.. The 1969 Woodstock festival is known for a series of iconic performances that have stood the test of time. We said to Pete & Carol, Hey guys, were going to play with the Grateful Dead! And we really believed it. He first performed publicly with the Dead on October 19, 1971 at the University of Minnesotas Northrup Auditorium. Increasingly frayed from the vicissitudes of the rock and roll lifestyle, Godchaux gradually became dependent upon various drugs, most notably alcohol and heroin. 81 comments 498 Posted by 2 days ago Miss Ya Brent! At the break, Garcia walked by going backstage, so I grabbed him and said, Jerry, my husband and I have something very important to talk to you about. And he said, Sure. Donna Godchaux married her first husband and fellow Grateful Dead member Keith Godchaux in 1970. He added a Fender Rhodes electric piano in mid-1973 and briefly experimented with the Hammond organ again on the bands fall 1973 tour; the Rhodes piano would remain in his setup through 1976. In July 1986, an abscessed tooth resulted in an infection. Backup singer Donna Jean Godchaux once woke up under husband Keith Godchaux's piano. I cant talk to you right now. He was just too shy. So every opportunity, every rumor that we heard that they might be playing, there we were Wed all go see the Dead together, or at the very least get together and listen to Dead records. Both Keith Godchaux and Brent Mydland died after being fired from the band, Mydland from an overdose, and Godchaux from a car crash injury. Tragically, after only 1 concert, Keith Godchaux was wiped out in a vehicle accident on July 23, 1980, in Marin Region, CA. Known on the West Coast as Mr. July 9: Last call: The Grateful Dead perform their 2,314th and final concert at Soldier Field in Chicago. What started as a sunny day in the Haight turned dark and somber as people learned of Garcias death. Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann doesn't mince words or pull any punches. Still in 1977, Carly Simon's future chart-topping ballad "Nobody Does it Better" was released, as was Foreigner's future Top Ten single "Cold As Ice". As of 2014, they'd sold over 35 million albums, according to theNew York Times. It no longer had that sparkle and imagination that marked his best work ('72-'74). The group becomes a staple at author Ken Keseys Acid Test parties. Ron "Pigpen" McKernan was the first member of the Grateful Dead to pass away. tv special live performance concert film cult music band Plot summary Add synopsis Genre Music (Theres also an oddly assertive moment before Cold Rain & Snow on the compilation, where Keith channels Keith Jarrett for a little solo riffing.) And the hippies did what they do best; they transformed the street into a sunny arcade of pleasure, celebrating the now with unqualified exuberance, wrote Jerry Carroll in The Chronicle on March 4, 1968. A few years later, the band ran into trouble in New Orleans during a drug raid that, according to Ultimate Classic Rock, didn't really surprise anyone. In 1982, Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir appear on Late Night With David Letterman.. Jan. 19: Hall of Famers: The Grateful Dead are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the institutions ninth annual induction dinner. 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. Mime Troupe Appeal Party II. Feb. 4: Deadheads for Obama: Ahead of the Super Tuesday primaries, Lesh, Weir and Hart perform together at the Warfield theater in San Francisco in support of candidate Barack Obama. What were the circumstances of Donna Jean Godchaux leaving The Grateful Dead? So those are the things that if I was with the Grateful Dead, I couldnt do. The incident also inspired "He's Gone," a tune about the not-so good reverend's wicked ways. Sept. 15: Hornsby helps: Bruce Hornsby joins the band as a regular guest on keyboards. May 5: Warlocks play Magoos: Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Ron Pigpen McKernan, Dana Morgan Jr. and Bill Kreutzmann play at Magoos Pizza Parlor in Menlo Park as the Warlocks, an electric band that took shape at Dana Morgans Music Store in Palo Alto. They. A much more revealing story titled: Thats when I knew hed be great for the band. Aug. 17: Woodstock shock: The Dead give a famously poor performance at Woodstock. Throughout this period, Godchauxs rented pianos were outfitted with a state-of-the-art pickup system designed by Carl Countryman. Keith Godchaux was born in Seattle, Washington and grew up in Concord, California. The concerts were legendary, some people said, for either their guest appearances, which included Phish's Trey Anastasio and singer/pianist Bruce Hornsby, and the high ticket prices. Those arrested include Owsley Stanley (who identifies himself to police as the King of Acid), Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir. Theres this whole mystical energy that happens when you see the Grateful Dead and youre ready to receive it. Pollock was forced to swerve to avoid a group of children who were playing. Oct. 31: Saturday Night Dead: The Grateful Dead make an appearance on Saturday Night Live. Tom Davis and Al Franken go backstage, asking the band to introduce them to the audience. Did a lot of recording with Harry Belafonte and Lena Horne. A year later, Keith died as the result of a car accident. The Grateful Dead has even spawned Funko dolls, onesies, and "Cherry Garcia" Ben & Jerry's ice cream tribute to the band's late, great frontman Jerry Garcia that's become one of its most popular flavors. After the band splits up, the band members form several (sometimes overlapping) side projects, including RatDog, Bobby and the Midnites, the Other Ones, the Dead, Furthur, Dark Star Orchestra, Rhythm Devils, Missing Man Formation, Move Me Brightly and others. Sept. 7: Vince Welnick joins: Vince Welnick, formerly of the Tubes, joins the Grateful Dead on keyboards after Mydlands death. Its notable that Keith plays both piano and organ equally during the rehearsals. Considering what he would play later, its surprising that when his jazz trio went in the Chick Corea direction, Keith decided I didnt really have any feeling for that type of music, and instead listened to big-band jazz, Bill Evans, and bebop: the musicians the guys I was playing with were emulating After gigs wed go to somebodys house and listen to jazz until the sun came up. Keith in happier times. Guitar, Vocals, Illustration [On baby's face] - Jerry Garcia. Map & Directions. He notes (from a different Donna interview) that after meeting Jerry, she tried calling the Deads office a few times with no luck she called the office and left several messages, but was ignored. Keith Godchaux, pianist of the Grateful Dead from 1971 through early 1979, would have been 65 years old today. This makes him the second Grateful Dead keyboard player to suffer a tragic death at an age . She and Keith fared much better during the band's studio sessions. http://archive.org/details/gd71-10-01.sbd.rehearsal.cousinit.16896.sbefail.shnf very little Keith can be heard Thats it! We were just so high and in love! All of that was reportedly behind him as he welcomed a newborn baby daughter, his fourth and youngest child, in December 1987. He even took up scuba diving in the late '80s as part of an apparent commitment to clean living. Years later, though, the injury allegedly improved his ability to play the guitar and he often showed off the damaged digit to his fans as a sort of salute. Eager to see the world, he decided to enlist in the Army at the age of 17 in April 1960. (Some were thrilled, others dismayed.) Amazingly enough, the band was back to performing live by December 15, 1986, five months after he emerged from the coma. Visitors note: Incidentely, in case you are unfamiliar with the details of Keith Godchauxs death, as I recall,he and a buddy were leaving a toll plaza and drove into the back of a flatbed truck killing KG. ~BlabMstr@aol.com, A Site About Dead Musicians and how they got that way. Mydland also managed to perform in several other bands throughout the '80s including Go Ahead, a short-lived side project with members of Santana. Keith Godchaux was born in Washington. Donna Jean would eventually re-marry when she met another Bay Area musician, bass player David MacKay, and the two moved back to her hometown of . Oct. 19: Keith on the keys: Keith Godchaux plays his first show with the Dead as keyboardist. Godchaux sustained massive head injuries in an automobile accident while being driven home from his birthday party in Marin County, California, on July 21, 1980. He is the fourth Grateful Dead keyboardist to die. June 18: Lesh on bass: Phil Lesh, recruited by Garcia to replace Morgan, plays his first show as bassist for the Warlocks at Frenchys in Hayward. In fact, in one interview with Lemieux it was speculated that Keith never even took the reels out of their box. Donna Jean and Keith Godchaux were in the Dead until 1979, and Keith died in 1980 following a car accident. The Grateful Dead had a fair number of run-ins with the law back in the '60s and '70s. They left before their set after learning that a member of the Hells Angels, who were hired as security guards, knocked out Jefferson Airplane singer Marty Balin during his performance. Favourite eras are always going to vary with Deadheads. He died two days later at the age of 32. I was musical director forMuhammad Ali. On his thirty-second birthday in July 1980, he was severely injured in a car accident and died from those injuries four days later. Abuse as Keith 's drug use increased, and the Pranksters set the psychedelic scene a. 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