Bruce Barthol
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Bruce Barthol, is an American
bass player.
Born at Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley, California
, he was the original bass player with Country Joe and the Fish
through to November 1968. Staying on in England after a European tour eventually led to the formation of Formerly Fat Harry with fellow Berkeley native, and one time denizen of the Jabberwock, Phil Greenberg. Upon his return to the Bay Area, Barthol formed Energy Crisis with some ex-members of the Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band before becoming the musical director for the Tony Award winning San Francisco Mime Troupe
in 1976. In 2005 and 2006 Berthol joined ex-Country Joe and the Fish members Joe McDonald, David Bennett Cohen and Chicken Hirsch for a number of short tours of the United States and the UK. Retirement from the San Francisco Mime Troupe came in 2009 together with the release with an acclaimed solo album "The Decline and Fall of Everything". He has also written for the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, the Oberlin Dance Company. He holds an MFA in Musical Theater from New York University
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United States
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bass player.
Born at Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
, he was the original bass player with Country Joe and the Fish
Country Joe and the Fish
Country Joe and the Fish was a rock band most widely known for musical protests against the Vietnam War, from 1966 to 1971, and also regarded as a seminal influence to psychedelic rock.-History:...
through to November 1968. Staying on in England after a European tour eventually led to the formation of Formerly Fat Harry with fellow Berkeley native, and one time denizen of the Jabberwock, Phil Greenberg. Upon his return to the Bay Area, Barthol formed Energy Crisis with some ex-members of the Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band before becoming the musical director for the Tony Award winning San Francisco Mime Troupe
San Francisco Mime Troupe
The San Francisco Mime Troupe is a theatre of political satire which performs free shows in various parks in the San Francisco Bay Area and around California. The Troupe does not, however, perform silent mime, but each year creates an original musical comedy that combines aspects of Commedia...
in 1976. In 2005 and 2006 Berthol joined ex-Country Joe and the Fish members Joe McDonald, David Bennett Cohen and Chicken Hirsch for a number of short tours of the United States and the UK. Retirement from the San Francisco Mime Troupe came in 2009 together with the release with an acclaimed solo album "The Decline and Fall of Everything". He has also written for the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, the Oberlin Dance Company. He holds an MFA in Musical Theater from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
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