Country Joe McDonald

Known for ActingBorn 1942-01-01Died 2026-03-07Washington, DC, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

How We Stopped the War

Woodstock Diary

Born In Chicago

The Midnight Special

Tales of the City

Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

Woodstock

This Ain't No Mouse Music!

Monterey Pop

Stamping Ground

What Is to Be Done?

More American Graffiti

Zachariah

Revolution

Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970

What is Classic Rock?

Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited

On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America

Woodstock: Untold Stories

Light and the City

From Protest to Resistance