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An Evening with Country Joe McDonald

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Date:
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Time:
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Event Type:
Concert/Show
Organizer/Author:
Location Details:
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall
1924 Bonita (@Cedar) http://www.bfuu.org

Country Joe McDonald straddles the two polar events of the 60s -- Woodstock and the Vietnam War. The first Country Joe and the Fish record was released in 1965, in time for the Vietnam Day Teach-In anti-war protest in Berkeley. He sang one of the great anthems of the era, "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag," to an audience of a half-million at the Woodstock Arts and Music Festival in 1969.

McDonald's music spans a broad range of style and content. He began his solo career with a collection of Woody Guthrie songs. He went on to produce a musical rendition of the World War I poems of Robert Service, a collection of country and western standards, "Vietnam Experience" in 1985, "Superstitious Blues" in 1991 with Jerry Garcia, and an album of songs about nursing in 2002. In 2007 he put together a song-and-spoken-word one-man show about Woody Guthrie, and followed it up with another about Florence Nightingale.

After 48 albums and more than four decades in the public eye as a folksinger, Country Joe McDonald qualifies as one of the best known names from the 60s rock era still performing. He travels the world and continues to sell records.

Hali Hammer & Randy Burge open: Well-versed in an assortment of moods and styles, Hali Hammer is an award winning singer-songwriter who enjoys writing and playing a wide variety of music. She has sung and played for peace and political causes for over four decades and is an active member of Freedom Song Network and Occupella.

Benefit for Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
Tickets $15-$25 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/589403
Wheelchair accessible.
Added to the calendar on Sun, Mar 9, 2014 7:16PM
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