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

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Published March 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM MDT

Joe McDonald of Country Joe & the Fish has died at 84. His band provided one of Woodstock's famous moments, leading the crowd through the anti-Vietnam War song "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag."

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