Country Joe McDonald, Woodstock legend with an anti-war hit, dies at 84

Country Joe McDonald, who became a Woodstock festival legend and fronted the band Country Joe and the Fish in the 1960s, has died at age 84.

"Country Joe" McDonald, who became a Woodstock festival legend and fronted the band Country Joe and the Fish, has died at age 84.

The singer, born Joseph Allen McDonald, died Saturday, March 7, in Berkeley, California, from complications from Parkinson's disease, according to a statement from the band posted to their official Facebook page.

The band was "saddened" to share the news of McDonald's death and adds that he was "surrounded by his family."

No further details were provided. USA TODAY has reached out to a representative for McDonald for more information.

McDonald served as the lead singer and co-founder of the 1960s psychedelic folk-rock group Country Joe and the Fish, and he wrote the group's most enduring songs, including the protest song against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, titled "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag."