It is 10:30 on a Sunday night, and Barry Melton is just warming into his set at George's nightclub in San Rafael. The musicians look to be in their mid-60s, as do two groupies dancing in front, one ...
The Saloon in North Beach bills itself as the oldest bar in San Francisco. It opened in 1861, and Barry "the Fish" Melton has been playing guitar there ever since the first night. OK, slight ...
This is about Country Joe McDonald, a Bay Area music legend who created some of the best protest songs of the Vietnam War. But it’s also about the other half of the duo “Country Joe and The Fish,” ...