Country Joe and the Fish were a psychedelic group originating from Berkeley, California. Although Mostly remembered for their 1968 anti-Vietnam classic “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixing-To-Die-Rag”, they were one of the original proprietors of “San Francisco Psychedelia” and had a large influence on the sound associated with the city. Although often forgot about in modern histories of San Francisco they were one of the biggest groups in the city in their time. They played as headliners at many of the biggest music festivals of the decade, including Woodstock and The Monterey Pop Festival. They were also frequent visitors and at time resident groups of many of the biggest concert halls in San Francisco, such as The Avalon Ballroom, The Fillmore Auditorium, The Matrix, etc.

Picture of Joseph Allen “Country Joe” McDonald from interior sleeve of their album “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die”