Phil Ochs – ‘The Best of the Rest: Rare and Unreleased Recordings’ (2020)
Phil Ochs’ trenchant, evocative and sometimes amusing insights into corruption and hypocrisy are even more relevant now than they were in the ’60s.
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Phil Ochs, “I Ain’t Marching Anymore” (1965): One Track Mind
Phil Ochs would have – should have – turned 75 today. He’s needed more than ever in a world still on fire with wars and injustice and inequality.
Phil Ochs (1940-1976): An Appreciation
For a while, Phil Ochs’ vision of America fuelled the shared dreams of the 1960s. He would have turned 74 today.
Gimme Five: Songs of despair by Townes Van Zandt, Nick Drake, Phil Ochs, others
A visit with singers who know what it means to lose heart.
Phil Ochs – Live Again (2014)
We find Phil Ochs sharpening his weapons for a final attack on injustice.
Sammy Walker – Sammy Walker; Blue Ridge Mountain Skyline (2014)
“The jukebox in the café don’t play nothing that I know: Hell, I guess I’ll save my quarter to hear that steam-boat whistle blow”: Sammy Walker’s voice still sounds strong on Blue Ridge Mountain Skyline. You May Also Like: Butch Walker + Bob Mould, “Father’s Day” from Afraid of GhostsRead More
Remembering JFK: Phil Ochs, “That Was The President” and “Crucifixion” (1965, ’67)
It was the first time his wife saw him cry. When Phil Ochs heard the news of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, he was inconsolable: “I think I’m going to die tonight, Alice,” he told his wife. “I’m going to die.” You May Also Like: Phil Ochs, “I Ain’t Marching Anymore”Read More
‘One of the greatest who ever lived’: Neil Young shines a spotlight on the underrated Phil Ochs
Neil Young closed his solo set at this year’s Farm Aid with a rendition of “Changes.” Though little known today, Phil Ochs’ romantic ballad once set the heart of many a hippie girl aflame You May Also Like: Phil Ochs, “I Ain’t Marching Anymore” (1965): One Track Mind Phil OchsRead More