Country Joe McDonald
Born: 1942-01-01 in Washington, DC, USA
Died: 2026-03-07
Known For: Acting
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
2019
2018
- What is Classic Rock? as Self
2014
- This Ain't No Mouse Music! as Self
- Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited as Self
2013
- Born In Chicago as Self
2009
- Woodstock: Untold Stories as Self
1994
- Woodstock Diary as Self
1993
- Tales of the City as Joaquin
1979
- More American Graffiti as Country Joe and the Fish
1972
- The Midnight Special as Self
- What Is to Be Done? ... (Music)
1971
- Zachariah as Member of The Crackers
- Stamping Ground as Self
1970
- Woodstock as Self - Country Joe and the Fish
- Light and the City ... (Music)
1969
- How We Stopped the War as Self
1968
- Monterey Pop as Self - Country Joe and The Fish
- Revolution as Himself
- From Protest to Resistance ... (Music)