Country Joe McDonald, RIP

[GA Russell]

Country Joe McDonald has died at 84.  RIP.  I saw him with the Fish in Baltimore in Jan., 1969.

Musical Icon Country Joe McDonald Is Dead at 84   March 8, 2026 Joseph McDonald aka Country Joe McDonald, a musical icon of the Woodstock generation and a longtime supporter of veterans’ rights, died Saturday, March 7 in Berkeley, California. He was 84.   His death was announced by his wife, Kathy McDonald. He died after a recent decline due to Parkinson’s disease.   The family requests that donations be made in his memory to Swords to Ploughshares or the Michael J. Fox Foundation.   He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Kathy McDonald; children Seven McDonald, Devin McDonald, Tara Taylor McDonald, Emily McDonald Primus, and Ryan McDonald; and his adored grandchildren, Celia, Reuben, Kepler, and Marcus.   No public memorial is planned at this time.   Best Classic Bands obituary by Greg Brodsky here. 

Country Joe McDonald Website

Edited Sunday at 10:17 PM by GA Russell

[clifford_thornton]

Ah, that's too bad, but what a life!

[gvopedz]

RIP

[felser]

RIP,  I am a big fan of the Fish albums and respect the solo stuff.  And love the super bowl Pepsi commercial.

[medjuck]

I love his (their?) first record especially "Not So Sweet Martha Loraine" but I'm sorry Fixin to Die Rag definitely borrows from Muskrat Ramble and Kid Ory's heirs were right to sue him. 

[kh1958]

2 hours ago, medjuck said:

I love his (their?) first record especially "Not So Sweet Martha Loraine" but I'm sorry Fixin to Die Rag definitely borrows from Muskrat Ramble and Kid Ory's heirs were right to sue him. 

Electric Music for the Mind and Body is one of my favorite rock albums.

[EKE BBB]

RIP.

I particularly like a few of the Fish discs, though I haven’t delved into his solo recordings.

First time I heard of / listened to Country Joe was in a 2-disc compilation of Woodstock material, some 40 years ago:

 

Edited 1 hour ago by EKE BBB