Barry "The Fish" Melton was the original lead guitarist of Country Joe and The Fish. Barry 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. Melton is also a founding member of The Dinosaurs, the Bay Area's only psychedelic music "supergroup." He has been a criminal defense lawyer for over 25 years and he retired in 2009 as the Public Defender of Yolo County, California. He is a Certified Specialist in Criminal Law (the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)

Barry also continues to be active in music. Since 2001 he has performed in Italy, England, France and Russia (he appeared with the Russian band, Crossroadz, in Moscow). He often appears with his own band, mainly around Northern California, and generally tours Europe briefly in the summer. Peter Albin of Big Brother and The Holding Company has continued to play with Barry for over 40 years.

BARRY WILL BE PLAYING FOR TWO NIGHTS @ GUITARMAN........FRIDAY 16TH APRIL....AND SATURDAY 17TH APRIL..........THERE WILL BE DIFFERENT FULL SUPPORTING SHOWS EACH NIGHT STARTING @ 8.00PM......

TONIGHT.......ROCK-ON !