Philip David Ochs was an American songwriter, protest singer and political activist. Ochs was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, and political ...
Phil Ochs

Phil Ochs

American songwriter and protester
Philip David Ochs was an American songwriter, protest singer, and political activist. Ochs was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, and political commentary. He wrote approximately 200 songs throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and released eight... Wikipedia
Born: December 19, 1940, El Paso, Texas, United States
Died: April 9, 1976 (age 35 years), New York, New York, United States
Genre: Folk
Children: Meegan Lee Ochs
Spouse: Alice Skinner (m. 1962–1976)
Songs
I Ain't Marching Anymore
I Ain't Marching Any More · 1965
No More Songs
Greatest Hits · 1970
When I'm Gone
Phil Ochs in Concert · 1966
Draft Dodger Rag
I Ain't Marching Any More · 1965
Changes
Phil Ochs in Concert · 1966
Power and the Glory
All the News That's Fit to Sing · 1964
What Are You Fighting For
The Early Years
I'm Going to Say It Now
Phil Ochs in Concert · 1966
Outside of a Small Circle of Friends
Pleasures of the Harbor · 1967
The War Is Over
Tape from California · 1968
What's That I Hear
All the News That's Fit to Sing · 1964
Song of My Returning
A Toast to Those Who Are Gone
Ringing of Revolution
Phil Ochs in Concert · 1966
Cops of the World
Phil Ochs in Concert · 1966
Too Many Martyrs
All the News That's Fit to Sing · 1964
Miranda
Pleasures of the Harbor · 1967
Automation Song
All the News That's Fit to Sing · 1964
The Bells
All the News That's Fit to Sing · 1964
I Kill Therefore I Am
Rehearsals for Retirement · 1969
Jim Dean of Indiana
Greatest Hits · 1970
There but for Fortune
Phil Ochs in Concert · 1966
One More Parade
All the News That's Fit to Sing · 1964
The Scorpion Departs But Never Returns
Rehearsals for Retirement · 1969
Joe Hill
Tape from California · 1968
Cross My Heart
Pleasures of the Harbor · 1967
Ballad of the Carpenter
I Ain't Marching Any More · 1965
Days of Decision
I Ain't Marching Any More · 1965
Flower Lady
Pleasures of the Harbor · 1967
Pleasures of the Harbor
Pleasures of the Harbor · 1967
Links on the Chain
I Ain't Marching Any More · 1965
Santo Domingo
Phil Ochs in Concert · 1966
Gas Station Women
Greatest Hits · 1970
Albums
People also ask
What happened to Phil Ochs?
He had a number of mental health problems, including depression, bipolar disorder and alcoholism, and died by suicide on April 9, 1976. Ochs' influences included Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Bob Gibson, Faron Young, and Merle Haggard.
Did Bob Dylan like Phil Ochs?
Anyway, Phil DID idolize Dylan, but Dylan apparently had little but contempt for him. A famous mid-sixties incident had Dylan throwing Phil out of a cab ont the way someplace or another saying "You're not a songwriter - you're a reporter", or some thing like that. .
Was Phil Ochs a soldier?
Phil was born in El Paso, TX, on December 19, 1940 and entered Staunton Military Academy (SMA) in the fall of 1956 graduating as a sergeant in the Corps Band in 1958. He loved music and may have started his singing career when he sang as a member of the U.S.S.
Around 1980, my friend Julia had invited me over to listen to a compilation album by a singer named Phil Ochs. I was a college senior, trying desperately ...
Phil Ochs /fɪl ˈoʊks/ est un auteur-compositeur-interprète américain né le 19 décembre 1940 à El Paso et mort le 9 avril 1976 à New York. Phil Ochs.
Mar 27, 2020 · Unknown to most of the music industry and his fans, Ochs battled undiagnosed and untreated bipolar disorder. When the revolution that first ...
Dec 15, 2024 · American folksinger and songwriter best remembered for the protest songs he wrote in the 1960s on topics ranging from the Vietnam War to civil rights.
15 hours ago · Your expressive voice was a beautiful surprise. Makes me want to get my guitar out again and try that one.
On April 9, 1976 my brother, Phil Ochs, ended his life by hanging himself. He was 35 years old. He had written over 100 songs, and had traveled to many ...
One of the most acclaimed singer/songwriters of the 1960s, famed for his early political material and his more personal later work. Read Full Biography ...
A blog dedicated to Phil Ochs, '60s and '70s singer-songwriter, guitarist, and political activist.
Singer-songwriter, activist. Dec 19, 1940 - Apr 9, 1976. Known for “I Ain't Marching Anymore,” “Changes,” “Crucifixion,” “Draft Dodger Rag.”
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