Chicken Hirsh
Gary "Chicken" Hirsh (March 9, 1940 – August 17, 2021) was an American drummer, best known for his work with the rock group Country Joe and the Fish.
Hirsh was born in Chicago, Illinois in March 1940. In December 1966 he replaced John Francis Gunning, but left the band in 1969. He then opened an art supply shop called Abraxas in Oakland, later went to New York, before returning to Berkeley.[1] He is said to be the one who altered the FISH cheer[2] at a concert at New York's Central Park. He also played with the group Blackburn & Snow, and with the Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band. In 1972 he played and recorded with Touchstone, with one of his paintings appearing on the inside of the album. He was latterly an artist, t-shirt manufacturer, and jazz musician[3] living in Ashland, Oregon, and had reunited with the Country Joe Band.[4]
He died in Ashland, Oregon, on August 17, 2021, at the age of 81.[5]
References[]
- ^ http://www.well.com/~cjfish/chart.gif
- ^ http://www.well.com/~cjfish/bandbio.htm
- ^ http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090807/TEMPO/908070305/-1/rss11
- ^ http://www.chickenonaunicycle.com/country_joe_band_CD.htm
- ^ "Gary 'Chicken' Hirsh, Country Joe & the Fish Drummer, Dead at 81". Bestclassicbands.com. 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
External links[]
- Chicken Hirsh's website
- Chicken Hirsh discography at Discogs
- 1940 births
- 2021 deaths
- Musicians from Ashland, Oregon
- American rock drummers
- Artists from Oregon
- Musicians from California
- Musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area
- Country Joe and the Fish members
- 20th-century American drummers
- American male drummers
- 20th-century American male musicians