Barry Melton

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Barry Melton

Barry Melton (born June 14, 1947 in New York City ) is an American rock musician.

Life & work

Barry "Fish" Melton

Melton was best known under his nickname The Fish . He was a founding member and guitarist of the group Country Joe and the Fish . He played on all Country Joe and the Fish albums and wrote some songs for the band. He performed with the band at the Monterey Pop and Woodstock Festival .

After Country Joe and the Fish broke up, Melton pursued his own projects and recorded some solo albums. In the early 1980s he also founded the psychedelic supergroup The Dinosaurs .

In 1977 there was a brief reunion of Country Joe and the Fish for an album. Even later he occasionally performed together with his former partner Country Joe McDonald . However, the collaboration never led to a joint recording.

Barry Melton has been a full-time attorney in California since the 1980s . Nevertheless, he can still occasionally be seen on stage together with other well-known Westcoast musicians. 2004 and 2005 he toured in Europe . Melton is married and has two sons.

Discography

  • Bright Sun Is Shining (Vanguard 1969)
  • Melton, Levi & The Dey Brothers (Columbia 1972)
  • The Fish (United Artists 1975)
  • We Are Like The Ocean (Music Is Medicine 1978)
  • Level With Me (Rag Baby 1979)
  • Songs Of The Next Great Depression (Rag Baby 1981)
  • The Saloon Years (recorded live from 1982 to 1994) (Saloon 1997)
  • Dinosaurs - "Friends of Extinction" (2005)
  • The John Fahey Tribute Album (2006)
  • Dual in the desert (2007)
  • Jamasutra - Revolution down the street (2010)

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personal data
SURNAME Melton, Barry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City