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.
Filmography
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019
as Self
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
2019
as Self
What is Classic Rock?
2018
as Self
This Ain't No Mouse Music!
2014
as Self
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
2014
as Self
Born In Chicago
2013
as Self
Woodstock: Untold Stories
2009
as Self
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
2002
as Country Joe and the Fish
Woodstock Diary
1994
as Self
More American Graffiti
1979
as Country Joe and the Fish
Stamping Ground
1971
as Self
Zachariah
1971
as Member of The Crackers
Woodstock
1970
as Self - Country Joe and the Fish
How We Stopped the War
1969
as Self
Monterey Pop
1968
as Self - Country Joe and The Fish
Revolution
1968
as Himself