Country Joe McDonald
Acting • Born 1942-01-01 – Died 2026-03-07
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
19 credits
Monterey Pop
Movie • 1968
Self - Country Joe and The Fish
More American Graffiti
Movie • 1979
Country Joe and the Fish
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Movie • 2019
Self
How We Stopped the War
Movie • 1969
Self
Stamping Ground
Movie • 1971
Self
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
Movie • 2014
Self
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
Movie • 2002
Woodstock: Untold Stories
Movie • 2009
Self
Revolution
Movie • 1968
Himself
Woodstock Diary
Movie • 1994
Self
Woodstock
Movie • 1970
Self - Country Joe and the Fish
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
Movie • 2019
Self
Born In Chicago
Movie • 2013
Self
What is Classic Rock?
Movie • 2018
Self
This Ain't No Mouse Music!
Movie • 2014
Self
Zachariah
Movie • 1971
Member of The Crackers
The Midnight Special
TV • 1972
Self
Tales of the City
TV • 1993
Joaquin
On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America
TV • 2011
Self