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Country Joe and the Fish was a rock music/folk music band known for musical protests against the Vietnam War, from 1965 to 1970.
The lead singer was “Country” Joe McDonald. The lead guitarist was Barry “The Fish” Melton. Co-founders McDonald and Melton added musicians as needed over the life of the band.
The band was an early example of Psychedelic music. The LP “Electric Music for the Mind and Body” was very influential on early FM Radio in 1967. Long sets of psychedelic tunes like “Section 43”, “Bass Strings”, “Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine”, “Janis” (for and about Janis Joplin) and “Grace” (all released on Vanguard Records) were often played back to back on KSAN and KMPX in San Francisco and progressive rock stations around the country. Country Joe and The Fish were regulars at Fillmore West and East and the Family Dog at the Avalon. They were billed with such groups as Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Led Zeppelin, and Iron Butterfly. They played at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. In 1971 the band appeared in a Western film starring Don Johnson as an outlaw gang called the Crackers. The film, entitled Zachariah, was written by the Firesign Theater and was billed as “The First Electric Western”. They also appeared in the George Lucas film More American Graffiti.
The lead singer was “Country” Joe McDonald. The lead guitarist was Barry “The Fish” Melton. Co-founders McDonald and Melton added musicians as needed over the life of the band.
The band was an early example of Psychedelic music. The LP “Electric Music for the Mind and Body” was very influential on early FM Radio in 1967. Long sets of psychedelic tunes like “Section 43”, “Bass Strings”, “Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine”, “Janis” (for and about Janis Joplin) and “Grace” (all released on Vanguard Records) were often played back to back on KSAN and KMPX in San Francisco and progressive rock stations around the country. Country Joe and The Fish were regulars at Fillmore West and East and the Family Dog at the Avalon. They were billed with such groups as Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Led Zeppelin, and Iron Butterfly. They played at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. In 1971 the band appeared in a Western film starring Don Johnson as an outlaw gang called the Crackers. The film, entitled Zachariah, was written by the Firesign Theater and was billed as “The First Electric Western”. They also appeared in the George Lucas film More American Graffiti.
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iconan wrote:
A magical whirlwind of sounds and colors that goes straight in the eye of the mind. Psychedelic ... dreamers. -.-.-.-. om hari om .....
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little-bluebird wrote:
lovable!
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audelsky wrote:
Electric Music for the Mind and Body is probably the best psychedelic album I've ever heard. [3]
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jeff2007 wrote:
Electric Music for the Mind and Body is probably the best psychedelic album I've ever heard. [2]
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Badgerbane wrote:
If you think this is good now, you should have been at Filmore-West to see these guys. Mind blowing!!
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la-brava wrote:
Super Bird
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RenanFaria wrote:
fuckin' dorgas, man *o*
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Color_Of_Sound wrote:
Awesome !!!
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JulyAt5am wrote:
one, two, three.. what are we fighting for?..
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bludream wrote:
give me an f
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staywaivy wrote:
Superb![2]
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Metal_Mancunian wrote:
such a shame that these guys are so underrated. hey world,this music is PURE psychedelic rock!
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AndreaH10 wrote:
I can't get enough of this band. In my top 10 list.
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CptSpaulding88 wrote:
CJ Fish, one of my fav bands :D
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william_0191 wrote:
Superb!
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ZosoGravity wrote:
Electric Music for the Mind and Body is probably the best psychedelic album I've ever heard.
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mudrei wrote:
janis <3
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Mercin wrote:
don't give damn the next stop is viet nam
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chefsam57 wrote:
August 15 to August 18, 1969 Woodstock festival 41 years wow where did the time go
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ZosoGravity wrote:
Lov'em
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