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
The Midnight Special
Tales of the City
Woodstock
More American Graffiti
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America
Monterey Pop
Stamping Ground
All Movies (16)
- Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation2019 · as Self
- Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 19702019 · as Self
- What is Classic Rock?2018 · as Self
- This Ain't No Mouse Music!2014 · as Self
- Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited2014 · as Self
- Born In Chicago2013 · as Self
- Woodstock: Untold Stories2009 · as Self
- Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances2002
- Woodstock Diary1994 · as Self
- More American Graffiti1979 · as Country Joe and the Fish
- Stamping Ground1971 · as Self
- Zachariah1971 · as Member of The Crackers
- Woodstock1970 · as Self - Country Joe and the Fish
- How We Stopped the War1969 · as Self
- Monterey Pop1968 · as Self - Country Joe and The Fish
- Revolution1968 · as Himself
All TV Shows (3)
- On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America2011 · as Self
- Tales of the City1993 · as Joaquin
- The Midnight Special1972 · as Self