Instagram/Country Joe McDonald Music Legendary frontman Country Joe McDonald, of Country Joe and the Fish, dies at 84. Remembering the Woodstock icon and his band's revolutionary roots. March 9, 2026 AceShowbiz - Country Joe McDonald, renowned frontman of the psychedelic rock band Country Joe and the Fish, passed away Saturday at the age of 84. According to Variety, he died in Berkeley due to complications from Parkinson's disease. Born Joseph Allen McDonald in 1942, McDonald served in the U.S. Navy from 1959 to 1962.