Gary "Chicken" Hirsh

Gary "Chicken" Hirsh was born in Chicago in March 9, 1940. He was a drummer for the rock group Country Joe and the Fish. In December 1966 he replaced John Francis Gunning, and 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's 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 in 1972, with one of his paintings appearing on the inside of the album. He is now an artist, T-shirt manufacturer, and jazz musician [3] living in Ashland, Oregon, and has also reunited with the Country Joe Band.[4]