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Country Joe McDonald

Acting · 1942–2026 · Washington, DC, USA

Biography

Joseph Allen "Country Joe" McDonald (January 1, 1942 – March 7, 2026) was an American singer, songwriter, musician and film composer, who was the lead singer and co-founder of the 1960s psychedelic folk-rock group Country Joe and the Fish. He wrote some of the group's most well-known songs, including "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" and "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag", the latter a protest song against US involvement in the Vietnam War. After the group's breakup in 1971, McDonald performed as a solo artist and in the spirit of Woody Guthrie, continued to musically espouse his political views through his original songs.

Known for

Filmography

2019Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a GenerationSelf
2019Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970Self
2018What is Classic Rock?Self
2014This Ain't No Mouse Music!Self
2014Woodstock: Untold Stories RevisitedSelf
2013Born In ChicagoSelf
2011On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for AmericaSelf
2009Woodstock: Untold StoriesSelf
2002Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
1994Woodstock DiarySelf
1993Tales of the CityJoaquin
1979More American GraffitiCountry Joe and the Fish
1972The Midnight SpecialSelf
1972What Is to Be Done?Music
1971Stamping GroundSelf
1971ZachariahMember of The Crackers
1970WoodstockSelf - Country Joe and the Fish
1970Light and the CityMusic
1969How We Stopped the WarSelf
1968Monterey PopSelf - Country Joe and The Fish
1968RevolutionHimself
1968From Protest to ResistanceMusic

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