Country Joe & The Fish, Wildflower, Vintage Poster

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Country Joe & The Fish, John Fahey, Wildflower,  Vintage Poster 1966
Country Joe & The Fish,
Wildflower,
John Fahey,
Bill Ham and Company
@ Finnish Brotherhood Hall
January 6, 1966
Art by Loren Rehbock
Size: 14
1/2
x 20 Inches
Condition:
Excellent
This  Poster was printed by the San Francisco Poster Co. Circa 1965-1971.
Country Joe and the Fish were a band most widely known for musical protests against the Vietnam War, from 1966 to 1971, and also regarded as a seminal influence to psychedelic rock. The group's name is derived from leftist politics; "Country Joe" was a popular name for Joseph Stalin in the 1940s, while "the fish" refers to Mao Tse-Tung's statement that the true revolutionary "moves through the peasantry as the fish does through water." The group began with the nucleus of "Country Joe" McDonald (lead vocals) and Barry "The Fish" Melton (lead guitar), recording and performing for the "Teach-In" protests against the Vietnam War in 1965.
John Fahey was an American fingersyle guitarist and composer who pioneered the steel-string guitar as a solo instrument. His style has been greatly influential and has been described as the foundation of American Primiticism, a term borrowed from painting and referring mainly to the self-taught nature of the music and its minimalist style. Fahey borrowed from the folk and blues traditions in American roots music, having compiled many forgotten early recordings of music in these genres himself. He would later incorporate classical, Portuguese, Brazilian, and Indian music into his œuvre. Fahey wrote a largely apocryphal autobiography and was known for his coarseness, aloof demeanor and dry humour. He spent his latter years in poverty and poor health and died in 2001. In 2003, he was ranked 35th in Rolling Stone's "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
In 1965, "The Wildflower" began at California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland with Stephen Ehret on rhythm guitar, Tom Ellis on drums, John Jennings on bass, Teddy Schneider played percussion, Lee Chandler played guitar and the whole band sang. Stephen wrote the songs for the band and also collaborated with poets, Michael McClure and Michael McCausland. Lee Chandler soon left to persue an acting career and Michael Brown joined on lead guitar. The band was soon playing venues all around the Bay Area and was one of the original psychedelic 60s groups developing the San Francisco Sound that reached maturity during the Summer of Love.
This  Poster was printed by the San Francisco Poster Co. Circa 1965-1971.
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