Country Joe and the Fish was a rock/folk band known for musical protests against the Vietnam War, from 1965 to 1970. At first, the band membership was open and fluid but by 1967 the group was as follows: "Chicken" Hirsh, (drums) (born Gary Hirsh, in 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, USA) (though Greg 'Duke' Dewey was part of the group for a while, including at the great 1969 music festival Woodstock.); David Cohen (keyboards) (born David Bennett Cohen, 8 April 1942, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA) and Bruce Barthol (bass) (born 11 November 1947, at Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley, California, USA). 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 came to perform an early example of Psychedelic music. The LP "Electric Music for the Mind and Body" was very influentia