Country Joe McDonald

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

Woodstock

as Self - Country Joe and the Fish

More American Graffiti

as Country Joe and the Fish

Monterey Pop

as Self - Country Joe and The Fish

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

as Self

Tales of the City

as Joaquin

Zachariah

as Member of The Crackers

Revolution

as Himself

The Midnight Special

as Self

Stamping Ground

as Self

Woodstock Diary

as Self