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 U.S. 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.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Woodstock - Music From The Original Soundtrack And More
1970
I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die
1967
Electric Music For The Mind And Body
1967
Here We Are Again
1969
More American Graffiti - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1979
Together
1968
Woodstock 40 (3 Days Of Peace & Music)
2009
Northern Sulphuric Soul
1998
Live! Fillmore West 1969
1994
Farewell Song
1982
Who Are Those Guys?
1977
Twiggy
1976
Paradise With An Ocean View
1975
Incredible! Live!
1972
Greatest Hits
1969
The Monterey International Pop Festival
1992
Reunion
1977
The Life And Times Of Country Joe And The Fish From Haight-Ashbury To Woodstock
1971
The Belle Of Avenue A
1969
Credited work
1,074 releases · 136 albums · active 1965–2024
- Performance · 4,595
- Other credits · 828
- Production · 120
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Woodstock Festival · Vanguard Studios · Record Plant, Los Angeles · Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Country Joe And The Fish
- Country Joe & The Fish
- Country Joe
- Camper Van Beethoven
- Twiggy (2)
- Paradise Express
- Les Black Carnations