Barry Melton

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Barry "The Fish" Melton
Melton (r) performing in Lafayette, California, on June 23, 2017
Background information
Also known as	The Fish
Born	(1947-06-14) June 14, 1947 (age 77) Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	Rock, psychedelic rock, acid rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, attorney
Instruments	Guitar vocals
Years active	1965–present
Website	counterculture.net/thefish

Barry "The Fish" Melton (born June 14, 1947^[1]) is the co-founder and original lead guitarist of Country Joe and the Fish and Dinosaurs. He appears on all the Country Joe and the Fish recordings and he also wrote some of the songs that the band recorded. He appeared in the films made at Monterey Pop and Woodstock, and also appeared as an outlaw in the neo-Western film Zachariah and other films in which Country Joe and the Fish appear. An attorney and member of the State Bar of California, Melton has maintained a criminal defense practice since 1982.