from other sources mourning the passing of a legend of the counter-culture so called
"Country" Joe McDonald, a prominent hippie rock star from the 1960s, whose song "I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag" served as a four-lettered condemnation of the Vietnam War, became an anthem for demonstrators and a significant feature of the Woodstock music festival, passed away on Sunday. He was 84.McDonald, who was a member of the band Country Joe and the Fish, died in Berkeley, California. His death, attributed to complications from Parkinson’s disease, was confirmed by his wife of 43 years, Kathy McDonald, in a statement released by his publicist.McDonald was a longstanding figure in the Bay Area music scene, where he shared the stage with notable peers such as the Grateful Dead, the Jefferson Airplane, and his former girlfriend, Janis Joplin. He composed or co-composed hundreds of songs, ranging from psychedelic jams to soul-influenced rock tracks, and produced numerous albums. However, he is most famously recognized for a talking blues he finished in under an hour in 1965 – the same year President Lyndon Johnson began deploying ground troops to Vietnam – which was recorded in the Berkeley home of Chris Strachwitz, the founder of Arhoolie Records.
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