*the early 1960s*
(with his ‘gibson J-45’)
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/ˈoʊks/
*’19 december 1940′ – ‘9 april 1976’*
(pronounced ‘ox’)
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*”Philip David “Phil” Ochs” was an American ‘protest singer’ (or, as he preferred, a ‘topical singer’) and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and distinctive voice*
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(he wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and ’70s and released 8 albums)
(‘Ochs’ performed at many political events during the 1960s ‘counterculture era’, including anti-Vietnam War and civil rights rallies, student events, and organized laborevents over the course of his career, in addition to many concert appearances at such venues as New York City’s ‘Town Hall’ and ‘Carnegie Hall’)
(politically, Ochs described himself as a “left social democrat” who became an “early revolutionary” after the protests at the ‘1968 Democratic National Convention’ in ‘Chicago’ led to a police riot, which had a profound effect on his state of mind)
(after years of prolific writing in the 1960s, Ochs’s mental stability declined in the 1970s)
(ge eventually succumbed to a number of problems including ‘bipolar disorder’ and ‘alcoholism’, and took his own life in 1976)
(some of Ochs’s major musical influences were
‘Woody Guthrie’,
‘Pete Seeger’,
‘Buddy Holly’,
‘Elvis Presley’,
‘Bob Gibson’,
‘Faron Young’, and
‘Merle Haggard’
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(his best-known songs include….)
“I Ain’t Marching Anymore”
“Changes”,
“Crucifixion”
*groan*
“Draft Dodger Rag”
*bigger groan*
“Love Me, I’m a Liberal”
“Outside of a Small Circle of Friends”
“Power and the Glory”
“There but for Fortune”
“The War Is Over”
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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👈👈👈☜*“FOLK SINGERS”* ☞ 👉👉👉
*THE FAITHFULLY DEPARTED*
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💕💝💖💓🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤❤️💚💛🧡❣️💞💔💘❣️🧡💛💚❤️🖤💜🖤💙🖤💙🖤💗💖💝💘
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥