Country Joe and the Fish
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Country Joe and the Fish were an American psychedelic rock band of the 1960s, known for their anti-war songs and prominent role in the counterculture movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Country Joe and the Fish canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4808229 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Country Joe and the Fish Context triple: [Woodstock Festival 1969, performer, Country Joe and the Fish]
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A.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an influential American country-rock and folk-rock group best known for pioneering country-rock fusion and for their landmark collaborative album "Will the Circle Be Unbroken."
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B.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival was an American rock band formed in the late 1960s, known for its swamp rock sound and hits like "Proud Mary" and "Bad Moon Rising."
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C.
Canned Heat
Canned Heat is an American blues-rock band, formed in the mid-1960s, best known for their electrified boogie style and hits like "On the Road Again" and "Going Up the Country."
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D.
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead was an influential American rock band known for its improvisational live performances, eclectic fusion of musical styles, and devoted fan base known as "Deadheads."
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E.
Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield was an influential 1960s American rock band known for pioneering folk rock and launching the careers of several major artists, including Neil Young and Stephen Stills.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Country Joe and the Fish Target entity description: Country Joe and the Fish were an American psychedelic rock band of the 1960s, known for their anti-war songs and prominent role in the counterculture movement.
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A.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an influential American country-rock and folk-rock group best known for pioneering country-rock fusion and for their landmark collaborative album "Will the Circle Be Unbroken."
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B.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival was an American rock band formed in the late 1960s, known for its swamp rock sound and hits like "Proud Mary" and "Bad Moon Rising."
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C.
Canned Heat
Canned Heat is an American blues-rock band, formed in the mid-1960s, best known for their electrified boogie style and hits like "On the Road Again" and "Going Up the Country."
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D.
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead was an influential American rock band known for its improvisational live performances, eclectic fusion of musical styles, and devoted fan base known as "Deadheads."
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E.
Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield was an influential 1960s American rock band known for pioneering folk rock and launching the careers of several major artists, including Neil Young and Stephen Stills.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American rock band
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psychedelic rock band ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1970 ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1965 ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
1960s counterculture
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anti–Vietnam War movement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| formedIn | Berkeley, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
acid rock
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folk rock ⓘ protest music ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasFrontman | Country Joe McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American protest singers
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later psychedelic rock bands ⓘ |
| knownFor |
prominent role in 1960s counterculture
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satirical anti-war songs ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | Berkeley, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
anti-war
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political protest ⓘ |
| member |
Barry Melton
NERFINISHED
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Bruce Barthol NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicken Hirsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Country Joe McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ David Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Hirsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Kapner NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Albin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | San Francisco Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerformance | Woodstock 1969 performance of I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Flying High
NERFINISHED
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Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Section 43 ⓘ Superbird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
CJ Fish
NERFINISHED
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Electric Music for the Mind and Body NERFINISHED ⓘ Here We Are Again NERFINISHED ⓘ I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die NERFINISHED ⓘ I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag NERFINISHED ⓘ Together NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedAs | Berkeley jug band project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Monterey Pop Festival
NERFINISHED
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Woodstock Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Vanguard Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scene | San Francisco Bay Area music scene ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1965–1970 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Country Joe and the Fish Description of subject: Country Joe and the Fish were an American psychedelic rock band of the 1960s, known for their anti-war songs and prominent role in the counterculture movement.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.