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Country Joe McDonald
Actor, Composer
Born January 1, 1942Died March 7, 2026 (84 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2023 | San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | Cover Your Ears · as Self - Country Joe And The Fish |
| 2022 | Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres · as Self - Musician |
| 2020 | Born in Chicago · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Rock Is Dead? · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | Jane Fonda in Five Acts · as Self - Musician |
| 2018 | What Is Classic Rock? · as Self |
| 2015 | Janis: Little Girl Blue · as Self |
| 2015 | The Resurrection of Victor Jara · as Self |
| 2014 | A Venue for the End of the World · as Self |
| 2013 | This Ain't No Mouse Music · as Self |
| 2009 | Woodstock: Now & Then · as Self |
| 2007 | Hippies · as Self |
| 2006 | The Drug Years (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Cold War (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Dancing in the Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Woodstock Diary · as Self |
| 1990 | Woodstock: The Lost Performances · as Self |
| 1989 | 20 Years After: A Woodstock Reunion · as Self |
| 1986 | Our World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | Rebel · as Country Joe Mcdonald |
| 1972 | The Music Shop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | BBC In Concert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The Old Grey Whistle Test (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Stamping Ground · as Self |
| 1970 | Woodstock · as Self - Country Joe And The Fish |
| 1968 | Monterey Pop · as Self - Country Joe And The Fish |
| 1968 | Revolution · as Himself |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |