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Phil Ochs
Born 1940-12-19El Paso, Texas, USA
Philip David Ochs (December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was an American songwriter and protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer). Ochs was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, political activism, often alliterative lyrics, and distinctive voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and 1970s and released eight albums.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin ScorseseSelfGreenwich Village: Music That Defined a GenerationSelf (archive footage)Phil Ochs: There But for FortuneSelf (archive footage)Berkeley in the SixtiesSelf (archive footage)Chords of FameHimselfRenaldo and ClaraSelfThe Day the Music DiedSelfTen for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom RallySelfWondering About ThingsSelfGenerations Apart: A Question of ValuesSelfLast Summer Won't HappenSelfThe Creative Person: The FolksingerSelfConventions: The Land Around UsSelf (archive footage)