"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.
An official obituary shared by the band read: "McDonald was widely recognized as one of the defining voices of the 1960s counterculture movement. His music blended folk, rock and political commentary, capturing the spirit of a generation deeply affected by social upheaval, civil rights struggles and the Vietnam War."
