Country Joe McDonald

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 cofounder of the 1960s psychedelic folkrock group Country Joe and the Fish He wrote some of the groups most wellknown songs including Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine and IFeelLikeImFixintoDie Rag the latter a protest song against US involvement in the Vietnam War After the groups 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