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Country Joe McDonald

Country Joe McDonald

Acting
01 Jan 1942
07 Mar 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...

Also Known As

Country Joe and The Fish, Joseph Allen 'Country Joe' McDonald, Joseph Allen McDonald

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