Donna Jean Godchaux Band Explained

Donna Jean Godchaux Band
Origin:	United States
Genre:	Rock, jam
Years Active:	2007 - present
Current Members:	Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay Jeff Mattson David MacKay Joe Chirco Freeman White
Past Members:	Mookie Siegel Klyph Black Tom Circosta Dave Diamond Wendy Lanter Mark Adler

The Donna Jean Godchaux Band (sometimes known as the Donna Jean Godchaux Band with Jeff Mattson) is an American rock music group.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} Originally named Kettle Joe's Psychedelic Swamp Revue, and later Donna Jean and the Tricksters, the band was originally formed in 2007 and made up of Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay (formerly of the Grateful Dead) and members of the Zen Tricksters.^[8] The group released their first album in 2008 - a self-titled under their previous name Donna Jean and the Tricksters.^{[9] [10]}

In March 2009, the band changed their name and membership from Donna Jean and the Tricksters to their current name and line-up.^[11]

Discography

• - The Zen Tricksters w/ Donna Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Tom Constanten, David Nelson, Michael Falzarano, Rob Barraco (2006)
• Donna Jean and the Tricksters (2008)
• Back Around – Donna Jean Godchaux Band with Jeff Mattson (2014)

Notes and References

1. http://www.musicbox-online.com/interviews/donna-jean-godchaux-01292008.html Metzger, John. "Donna Jean Finds Her Groove: An Interview with Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay", The Music Box, January 29, 2008
2. http://www.jambase.com/Artists/36053/Donna-Jean-and-the-Tricksters Donna Jean and the Tricksters on JamBase.com
3. Donna Jean and the Tricksters
4. https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/donnajean Donna Jean and the Tricksters on rollingstone.com
5. https://archive.org/details/DonnaJeanandtheTricksters Live recordings by Donna Jean and the Tricksters
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20081121042144/http://www.jamradio.org/artists/tricksters.php Donna Jean Godchaux Band with Jeff Mattson downloads at JamRadio.org
7. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19244332 Donna Jean and the Tricksters in concert, February 21, 2008, on National Public Radio
8. http://www.jamradio.org/artists/tricksters.php Donna Jean and the Tricksters
9. http://www.digmusic.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/54/products_id/108 HGR 129 - Donna Jean and the Tricksters
10. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/03/DDVU1100MG.DTL&hw=donna+jean&sn=001&sc=1000 Donna Jean Godchaux Grateful to Sing Again
11. http://news.jamradio.org/2009/03/the-birth-of-the-donna-jean-godchaux-band.php The birth of the Donna Jean Godchaux Band