Bruce Barthol
Music Bruce Barthol (November 11, 1947 – February 20, 2023) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. Bruce Barthol was born at Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley, California, he was the original bass player for the psychedelic rock band Country Joe and the Fish, from its inception through November 1968. According to the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Barthol's departure from Country Joe and the Fish stemmed from a dispute with other band members over a potential performance at the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests, as well as to avoid being drafted into military service.
Bruce Barthol
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- 1947
- Died
- 2023
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- United States
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- composer · lyricist · songwriter
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Music Bruce Barthol (November 11, 1947 – February 20, 2023) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. Bruce Barthol was born at Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley, California, he was the original bass player for the psychedelic rock band Country Joe and the Fish, from its inception through November 1968. According to the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Barthol's departure from Country Joe and the Fish stemmed from a dispute with other band members over a potential performance at the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests, as well as to avoid being drafted into military service.
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Born in 1947, died in 2023.
Bruce Barthol (1947–2023) was an American composer, lyricist and songwriter.
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- 1.San Francisco Chronicle. Bruce Barthol 1947 - 2023. March 19, 2023.
- 2.Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. Country Joe & The Fish: 50 Years of Peace & Love. 2018.
- 3.Tamarkin, Jeff. Bruce Barthol, Country Joe & the Fish Bassist, Dies at 75. Best Classic Bands. 21 February 2023.
- 4.Sullivan, Michael Gene. Bruce Barthol, the Musical Conscience of the SF Mime Troupe. American Theater. Theater Communications Group. 13 March 2023.
- 5.Sullivan, Michael. The Musical Conscience of Bruce Barthol (1947-2023). The Volunteer. The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives. 18 May 2023.
- 6.Mason, Susan Vaneta. The San Francisco Mime Troupe Reader. University of Michigan Press. 2005. 978-0-472-06842-5.
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