Amoeba Music

By J Poet

When the psychedelic sound of San Francisco swept the nation during the Summer of Love, Country Joe & the Fish were there to represent Berkeley, CA the birthplace of the Free Speech Movement and a hippie and creative hotbed just as vital as San Francisco, if not as well known. The band was one of the major San Francisco Hippie Bands, and exploded onto the national consciousness in 1969 when McDonald kicked off the Woodstock Festival with the infamous Fish Cheer – “Gimme an F, Gimme a U, Gimme a C, Gimme a K. What’s that spell?” – and the “I Fell Like I’m Fixing To Die Rag” possibly the most famous anti-Vietnam War protest songs. The band only cut five albums before breaking up in 1970, but... Read More

Genre:

Oldies, Folk, Folk Rock, Rock, Psychedelic

City Of Origin:

El Monte, ,California United States

Formed Date:

1965