Country Joe McDonald, Woodstock star and anti-war singer, dies aged 84

Musician behind Vietnam war protest hit I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag dead from Parkinson’s complications, his wife confirms “Country Joe” McDonald, a hippy rock star of the 1960s whose protest track I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag rebuked the Vietnam war and became a highlight of the Woodstock music festival, died on Sunday. He was 84. McDonald died in Berkeley, California. His death from complications of Parkinson’s disease was reported by Kathy McDonald, his wife of 43 years, in a st...

By Guardian staff and Associated Press

Country Joe McDonald, anti-war singer who electrified Woodstock, dies at 84

Country Joe and the Fish's best-known song, "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag," captured the growing anti-war sentiment of the Vietnam era.

By Willem Marx

'Country Joe' McDonald dead at 84

Joseph McDonald, a.k.a. "Country Joe" of Country Joe and the Fish, died in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday following complications with Parkinson's disease.

„Give me an F“: Protestsänger Country Joe McDonald gestorben

Er prägte die psychedelische Popmusik in Kalifornien, bevor er das Antikriegslied einer Generation schrieb und es in Woodstock sang. Nun ist Country Joe McDonald im Alter von 84 Jahren gestorben.

By Jan Wiele

Folksänger Country Joe McDonald 84-jährig gestorben

Country Joe McDonald, Woodstock Star Who Found Counterculture Fame With ‘I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag,’ Dies at 84

“Country Joe” McDonald, who fronted the band Country Joe and the Fish and became an emblem of the 1960s antiwar counterculture through a prominent appearance at the Woodstock festival, died Saturday at age 84. The singer, born Joseph Allen McDonald, died of Parkinson’s in Berkeley, according to a statement on the group’s social media and […]

By Chris Willman

Country Joe McDonald Dies: Country Joe & The Fish Frontman And ‘Tales of the City’ Actor Was 84

Country Joe McDonald, the anti-war psychedelic folk artist who co-founded Country Joe & The Fish, has died. He was 84. The Woodstock artist reportedly died on Saturday evening, according to TMZ. The cause of death and other details were not immediately clear. Born Jan. 1, 1942 in Washington DC, McDonald’s parents were Communists who named […]

By Glenn Garner

Country Joe McDonald, Country Joe and the Fish Singer, Dead at 84

Songwriter of darkly comic folk tracks best known for anti-Vietnam War anthem "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" and memorable Woodstock set

By Daniel Kreps

Country Joe McDonald of Country Joe and the Fish Dies at 84

McDonald’s most enduring composition, “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag,” became a rallying cry for Vietnam War protesters.

By Jessica Lynch

Country Joe McDonald Dead at 84

Country Joe McDonald -- the legendary lead singer and co-founder of 1960s psychedelic folk rock band Country Joe and the Fish, best known for the anti-Vietnam War anthem "I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.…

By TMZ Staff

Country Joe McDonald, singer with Country Joe & The Fish, dies aged 84

They were one of the defining bands of the 1960s counterculture and the San Francisco psychedelic scene The post Country Joe McDonald, singer with Country Joe & The Fish, dies aged 84 appeared first on NME.

By Max Pilley