McDonald was a longtime presence in the Bay Area music scene, where peers included the Grateful Dead, the Jefferson Airplane and his onetime girlfriend, Janis Joplin.

Country” Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” was a four-lettered rebuke ...

Named for the town's transportation system, Chicago Transit Authority – soon shortened to Chicago – began in 1968 as a savvy septet with a propensity for pioneering jazz-tinge ...

The second act of “One Hit Wonders” serves up a single slice of McLean’s “American Pie” (1971). His 8 minute, 42 second masterpiece is a crash course in rock ’n’ roll history — neatly compressed into ...

With hits like “Respect” and “Chain of Fools,” she defined a female archetype: sensual and strong, long-suffering but ...

San Francisco Victorians were once neglected and reviled. Then acid-fueled color schemes arrived and made them famous.

Country Joe McDonald, the iconic rock star known for his anti-war anthem, died at 84. His legacy includes a rich history of ...

Today in Music History for March 11: ...

Randy Johnson’s “A Night with Janis Joplin” is FST’s final Stage III production for this season. It’s a musical adaptation of her final concert, not a by-the-numbers jukebox musical. Over the course ...