Gary "Chicken" Hirsh

Gary "Chicken" Hirsh -- usually referred to as "Chicken" Hirsh -- became well-known in San Francisco music circles as the second drummer in Country Joe & the Fish. He replaced John Francis Gunning in 1966, and can be heard on Electric Music for the Mind and Body, I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die, and Together. His beat on the first album, in particular, is one of the most articulate and aggressive ...more