Jon Fishman
Musician · b. 1965 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jon Fishman is the drummer and a founding member of Phish, the Vermont-born quartet that became one of the defining live acts of the American jam-band scene. Known on tour by the nickname “Henrietta,” he is famous for his Electrolux vacuum-cleaner solos and for performing in a donut-patterned dress.
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- Born February 19, 1965, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Co-founded Phish around 1983 after meeting Mike Gordon and Trey Anastasio at the University of Vermont.
- First wore his signature donut-patterned dress on stage in 1988 at Nectar's in Burlington, Vermont.
- Has performed vacuum-cleaner solos in the Phish repertoire since the late 1980s.
- Performs under stage nicknames including “Fish” and “Henrietta.”
- Lives in coastal Maine, where he was elected a town selectman in 2017.
