#barry fish melton

[krispyweiss]

It’s a Beautiful Day Co-founder David LaFlamme Dies at 82

David LaFlamme, who brought violin to rock ’n’ roll music as co-founder of It’s a Beautiful Day, has died at 82, his daughter said.

The musician died Aug. 6 of Parkinson’s disease. His daughter Kira LaFlamme announced her father’s death publicly Aug. 10.

“There are so many beautiful tributes from friends and fans; so beautiful and healing,” Kira LaFlamme said. “ … He was amazing performer and songwriter, playing gigs up until COVID shut everything down. Watching him play was electrifying.”

Pete Sears remembered LaFlamme as “a wonderful musician and a very special person,” while Roger McNamee called his friend a “lovely man” whom he will miss.

Coming out of the San Francisco that launched the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe and the Fish and tons of other bands, It’s a Beautiful Day were best known for “White Bird.” LaFlamme and the modern version of IABD were frequent fliers at Jorma Kaukonen’s Fur Peace Ranch.

“Fair winds, David LaFlamme,” Vanessa Kaukonen said. “You changed lives and we are all better people for your presence on this planet.

Though they didn’t find the success of their West Coast brethren, It’s a Beautiful Day and LaFlamme, who was to the violin as Ian Anderson is to the flute, were loved and respected by their peers, including the surviving Airplane members, who recalled LaFlamme’s “remarkable violin skills and vocal talent.”

“Master musician and raconteur extraordinaire David LaFlamme is on his journey to the promised land,” Barry “Fish” Melton said.

“Travel safely, my friend, and say hello to all our friends who’ve gone on before.”

8/11/23

[tfc2211]

Barry Melton - Guitar, Vocals John Cipollina - Guitar, Vocals Peter Albin - Bass, Vocals Spencer Dryden - Drums Stu Blank (Guest) - Keyboards

[kvetchlandia]

Elaine Mayes Barry Melton of Country Joe and the Fish Performing at the Monterey International Pop Festival, Monterey, CA 1967

[mutant-what-not]

On this day, 39 years ago in 1984, the Marin Senior Services and Berkeley Creative Living Center presented the Legendary “DINOSAURS” playing this one night only concert at the Marin Civic Auditorium.

The "San Francisco Sound" band featured Barry Melton of Country Joe & the Fish , Peter Albin from Big Brother & the Holding Company, Robert Hunter from the Grateful Dead, John Cipollina from QuickSilver Messenger Service and Spencer Dryden from Jefferson Airplane! Awesome light show as always was provided by San Francisco Light Works.

This BEAUTIFUL multicolored psychedelic Dino Clad poster was done by none other than Big Five master poster artist Alton Kelley and is truly just Over the Top…. even if he did misspell San Francisco is on this poster!😝 He did most of the fantastic posters for the band while they were together.

🦕🦖Jurassically Approved by

👉🏼Professor Poster 🎩

[formeroklahoman]

It was 56 years ago back on October 30, 1967, that this fairly rare "Poster From The Past" was used to promote a benefit for KPFA radio in San Francisco. This was advertised as a Halloween Costume Ball, and took place for one night only at the historic Fillmore Auditorium hosted by Bill Graham. This dance/concert featured Pink Floyd, Sopwith Camel, The Commettee,The Collectors and The Incredible Fish (Barry Melton).

Berkeley FM station KPFA took a lead role as local voice for social activism and causes giving airtime and coverage to the anti-war, civil rights and Black Panther groups. Broadcasting in 1949 KPFA became the flagship station in the Pacifica Radio network and the first public radio broadcaster in the USA.

The artist that created this far-out and seldom seen piece is sadly unknown to me…..

Approved for Halloween by

💓🐫🐠 Professor Poster 🐟🐫💓

[odk-2]

Country Joe and the Fish - Rock and Soul Music (1968) Country Joe McDonald / Barry Melton / Bruce Barthol / David Cohen / Gary Hirsh from: "Together" LP

Acid Rock | Psychedelic Rock

JukehostUK (left click = play) (320kbps)

Personnel: Country Joe McDonald: Lead Vocals Barry Melton: Lead Guitar / Vocals David Cohen: Organ / Rhythm Guitar Bruce Barthol: Bass Gary "Chicken" Hirsh: Drums

Produced by Samuel Charters

Album Recorded: @ The Sierra Sound Laboratories in The Berkeley, California USA during November 1967 and @ The Vanguard Studios in New York City, New York USA during of February 1968

Released: in August 1968

Vanguard Records

[rockhistory105]

Lecture 10: WOODSTOCK HIGHLIGHTS: Country Joe and the Fish perform their satirical antiwar anthem of the times, “I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag,” a nihilistic absurdist tune written by the band’s co-founder Country Joe McDonald (who started the psychedelic rock band in 1965 in Berkeley, California, along with Barry Melton) that emphasized the horrors of the Vietnam War and the absurdity of its defenders. Notice how the countercultural and predominantly youthful crowd at Woodstock sings along and generally has a great time!

[rocknroll105]

Lecture 10: WOODSTOCK HIGHLIGHTS: Country Joe and the Fish perform their satirical antiwar anthem of the times, “I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag,” a nihilistic absurdist tune written by the band’s co-founder Country Joe McDonald (who started the psychedelic rock band in 1965 in Berkeley, California, along with Barry Melton) that emphasized the horrors of the Vietnam War and the absurdity of its defenders. Notice how the countercultural and predominantly youthful crowd at Woodstock sings along and generally has a great time!

[krispyweiss]

Gary “Chicken” Hirsh Dead at 81

- Country Joe and the Fish drummer is credited with changing the “F-I-S-H Cheer” into something more colorful

Gary “Chicken” Hirsh, the Country Joe and the Fish drummer who is credited with “the profane adjustment” to the band’s “F-I-S-H Cheer,” died Aug. 17 at age 81.

“He died as he lived - on his own terms, surrounded by family in Ashland, Ore.,” his family said in a statement.

Craft Recordings eulogized Hirsh as “one of the best psychedelic drummers of his era” and former Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten remembered his friend and collaborator as “serenely excellent, onstage and off.”

“His understated approach flew under the radar, but not my radar,” Constanten wrote on Facebook. “He shined in the wild and wooly woods of improvisation. Offstage, he was generous and thoughtful.”

Country Joe McDonald posted a photo on his website in remembrance of the man who manned the kit for the Fish from 1966 to ’69, while Barry “Fish” Melton said on Facebook: “Sad to hear of the passing of an old friend.”

Hirsh had left the band by the time it played Woodstock. But that didn’t stop McDonald and 500,000 from doing “The F-I-S-H Cheer.”

What’s that spell?, McDonald asked.

FUCK!, came the reply.

8/23/21

[lyrasky]

和訳【Love / Country Joe & The Fish】狂ってしまいたい Fish&Fuck Like Flowers 解説

和訳【Love / Country Joe & The Fish】狂ってしまいたい Fish&Fuck Like Flowers 解説 LyraのBlogへ #countryjoeandthefish #love #カントリージョーアンドザフィッシュ#countryjoemcdonald #electricmusicforthemindandbody #montereypopfestival #woodstockmusicandartfestivalm #psychedelic #love #peace

やりたい事があり過ぎて〜♪

体があと６体は欲しいLyraです。(まるで自分で書いてるTWDのネタバレのウォーカーの数え方と同じ)

その為、溜まってしまった和訳が爆盛り状態。

今日はその中からおサイケ・ヒッピーなバンドを紹介しちゃう〜。(なんと和訳したの去年の今頃！)

なんか聴いてると「呑気で良いわね〜」なんて思ってしまう、この情緒の無さ。Happyで頭にお花畑。

だが良く考えると当時は、ヴェトナム戦争が勃発していたわけで…アメリカの若者は徴兵制度に、ビビりまくり、中には勇姿を見せる尊敬すべき人もいたり、逃げ出してその後大変なことになった人もいたり、、、と非常に危機感を感じる生活だったと思う。

ならば、これは現実逃避か？

はたまた人間の原点に帰れというお告げか？

どちらにしても、「今を見つめよ」

アチキにお任せ〜でありんす。

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[boxwright]

Country Joe & The Fish - Joe McDonald

[kvetchlandia]

Uncredited Photographer     Country Joe and the Fish: L-R, Chicken Hirsch, David Cohen, Bruce Barthol, Barry Melton, Country Joe McDonald, Berkeley, CA     1967

Be the first one on your block to have your boy come home in a box...

[joqatana]

Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Fish- some of the beads were donated by Barry the Fish Melton) Suncatcher. It was commissioned so that I can donate to my friend Dave Getz @babydave2424 who was badly injured by a runaway train. (The tram that carries his drumkit up the hill. It’s a hella hill) . #fundraising #workinprogress #bigbrotherandtheholdingcompany #guitarstringart #recycledguitarstrings #celebrityguitarstrings #artforacause #crystalsuncatcher #seacolored #crosbystillsandnash #davidcrosby #stephenstills #grahamnash #barrymelton @thedavidcrosby @stephenstillsofficial @officialgrahamnash https://www.instagram.com/p/CcWoiZfpFfF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[marxsound]

coffee with terry

and bill and the boys- the Sons of Champlin. heard *em many times. when i was in high school(if u can imagine that Time extends back THAT far....) terryy hagerty still plays around the bay area-sometimes with barry(the fish)melton  the trumpet player went on to do pretty well with film and tv music(mark isham?) here*s a bit from bill  “it just takes a match to start a little fire its not as bright as the light of the mind if each of us could recognize our own desire if might start moving up the spine... 

[odk-2]

Production Still Photographs from D.A. Pennebaker's Documentary Film "Monterey Pop" Pennebaker's Film Documents the Monterey Pop Festival of 1967

01. Grace Slick from The Jefferson Airplane 02. Jimi Hendrix as part of The Jimi Hendrix Experience 03. Bill Graham (music promoter and owner of the Fillmore in San Francisco) 04. Group shot of The Mamas & The Papas 05. Michelle Phillips as part of The Mamas & The Papas 06. Denny Doherty from The Mamas & The Papas 07. Otis Redding 08. John Weider from Eric Burdon and The Animals. 09. Paul Kantner from The Jefferson Airplane 10. Barry "The Fish" Melton from Country Joe and The Fish

[megarockradio]

"….Gimme an F…../ Gimme an I…../ Gimme a S…../ Gimme an H…../ What's that spell?...

“….Gimme an F…../ Gimme an I…../ Gimme a S…../ Gimme an H…../ What’s that spell?…

[ad_1] “….Gimme an F…../ Gimme an I…../ Gimme a S…../ Gimme an H…../ What’s that spell?…..”

Barry Melton, “The Fish” from Country Joe and the Fish is celebrating his 71st birthday today. “The Fish Cheer” started out as above, but by the time Country Joe did it at Woodstock, he changed the letters. (We are sure none of you know what letters he used…..)

Barry still plays music. When his son was…