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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.
23 de jul. de 2015 · Grateful Dead keyboardist Keith Godchaux died on July 23, 1980.
Songs with music by Keith Godchaux. The Grateful Dead has always been a focus of synchronicity -- of magic "coincidences" happening at just the right time. In early fall 1971, the Dead really faced up to the fact that they needed a keyboard player.
Keith Godchaux’s playing was responsive, understated, and soulful — not jazz, nor rock, nor any other idiom, just kinda Dead music. And after coming out of nowhere, he instantly became a part of the Dead’s ongoing conversation: a full band member, no side player.
19 de jul. de 2022 · Throughout his tenure in the 1970s, keyboardist Keith Godchaux brought a level of technical skill that elevated the Grateful Dead into their golden era.
But who was Keith Godchaux? Where did he come from? A cipher even to his bandmates and coworkers, the shy piano player from the East Bay came with an incredibly deep musical education that prepared him perfectly for the Dead’s improvisation despite never having played in a rock band before.
23 de jul. de 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 ...
