Country Joe McDonald
Also Known As: Country Joe and The Fish, Joseph Allen 'Country Joe' McDonald, Joseph Allen McDonald
Biography: Joseph Allen "Country Joe" McDonald (born January 1, 1942) is an American musician who was the lead singer of the 1960s psychedelic rock group Country Joe and the Fish. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Washington, DC, USA
Birthday: January 01, 1942
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Monterey Pop
Overview: Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all musicians who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival are on film, some of the notable acts include the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Otis Redding, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hendrix's post-performance antics -- lighting a guitar on fire, breaking it and tossing a part into the audience -- are captured.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-26
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More American Graffiti
Overview: College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.
Genres: Comedy Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-08-03
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Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Overview: 50 years after the legendary fest, Barak Goodman’s electric retelling of Woodstock, from the point of view of those who were on the ground, evokes the freedom, passion, community, and joy the three-day music festival created.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-24
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How We Stopped the War
Overview: This short film follows Country Joe and the Fish on their way to an anti-Vietnam War rally.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Stamping Ground
Overview: Documentary of a 1970 rock concert held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-14
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Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
Overview: Sixteen performances, which total 73 minutes, of previously unreleased performances from the 1969 Woodstock Festival. This is the follow-up to 2009's Woodstock: Untold Stories Melanie: "Mr. Tambourine Man/Tuning My Guitar" (6:18) Joan Baez: "Oh Happy Day" (3:59) Joan Baez: "I Shall Be Released" (3:38) Santana: "Persuasion" (2:55) Canned Heat: "Woodstock Boogie" (8:38) The Grateful Dead: "Mama Tried" (2:53) The Who: "Sparks" (5:25) The Who: "Pinball Wizard" (2:51) Jefferson Airplane: "Volunteers" (2:53) Jefferson Airplane: "Come Back Baby" (5:56) Country Joe and the Fish: "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" (4:23) Crosby, Stills & Nash: "Helplessly Hoping" (2:27) Crosby, Stills & Nash: "Marrakesh Express" (2:55) The Paul Butterfield Blues Band: "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (8:53) Sha Na Na: "Book of Love" (2:07) Jimi Hendrix: "Spanish Castle Magic" (7:09)
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-07-29
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Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances
Overview: Additional musical performances from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival in California, shot for the film Monterey Pop (1968) and released on the Criterion Blu-ray The Complete Monterey Pop Festival.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-11
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Woodstock: Untold Stories
Overview: 2 hours of musical performances from Woodstock which weren't included in the original Woodstock film. Joan Baez: "{I Live} One Day at a Time" (4:17) Country Joe McDonald: "Flying High" (2:21) Santana: "Evil Ways" (3:56) Canned Heat: "I'm Her Man" (5.33) Canned Heat: "On the Road Again" (10.49) Mountain: "Beside the Sea" (3:38) Mountain: "Southbound Train" (6:17) The Grateful Dead: "Turn on Your Love Light" (37:44) Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Born on the Bayou" (5:12) Creedence Clearwater Revival: "I've Put a Spell On You" (4:10) Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Keep on Chooglin" (9:25) The Who: "We're Not Going to Take It" (9:07) The Who: "My Generation" (7:36) Jefferson Airplane: "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" (5:40) Joe Cocker: "Something's Coming On" (4:14) Johnny Winter: "Mean Town Blues" (10:52) Paul Butterfield: "Morning Sunrise" (8:26) Sha Na Na: "Teen Angel" (3:21)
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-06-09
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Revolution
Overview: The San Francisco scene in 1967-68. Documentary about hippies shot during the height of the movement . Viewpoints from many kinds of people. Music by Steve Miller Band, Mother Earth, Quicksilver Messenger Service and others.
Genres: Documentary Music History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-07-01
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Woodstock Diary
Overview: Woodstock Diary was originally broadcasted on U.S. TV in August 1994 - in honor of the 25th anniversary of the event. Later it was released on DVD with remastered 5.1 sound. It includes performances not shown in the Woodstock movie but not exclusively. Between the songs there are recent interviews with the producers / organizers of Woodstock Joel Rosenman, John Roberts, Michael Lang, the stage announcer Wavy Gravy and Lisa Law (a member of the Hog Farm who helped out at the festival).
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-08-14
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Woodstock
Overview: An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.
Genres: Documentary History Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-03-26
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Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
Overview: In 1970, three years following his death from Huntington’s disease, an all-star cast of musicians gathered at Los Angeles, CA’s Hollywood Bowl to pay homage to iconic folk songwriter Woody Guthrie. Although the concert was a one-night-only event , four-time Emmy Award-winner Jim Brown filmed the historic Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970, which included performances by Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Country Joe McDonald, Odetta, Richie Havens, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Earl Robinson, and The Band, along with narration by actors Will Geer and Peter Fonda.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-01
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Born In Chicago
Overview: "Born In Chicago" is a soulful documentary film that chronicles a uniquely musical passing of the torch. It’s the story of first generation blues performers who had made their way to Chicago from the Mississippi Delta and their ardent and unexpected followers – young white, middle class kids who followed this evocative music to smoky clubs deep in Chicago’s ghettos. There, against all odds, they were encouraged by the greats who had became their musical mentors and learned the art of the blues at the feet the masters, going on to make the music their own.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-13
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What is Classic Rock?
Overview: How do you define classic rock? Is it a genre, a radio format, or music from a specific period of time? Filmmaker & lifelong rocker Daniel Sarkissian travels the world, interviewing iconic artists in search of an answer.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-06-26
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This Ain't No Mouse Music!
Overview: Loving, music-filled tribute to Chris Strachwitz, guiding force behind legendary roots music label Arhoolie Records. With Ry Cooder, Clifton Chenier, Richard Thompson, Flaco Jiménez and a new generation of roots musicians.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-26
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Zachariah
Overview: A blacksmith and an amateur gunslinger embark on journey through the west together but soon separate and have surreal experiences of their own.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-01-24
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