"The 1960s saw a stampede of lefty folk musicians, but none as politically engaged as #PhilOchs. A true activist-musician who thought of himself as a 'singing journalist,' Ochs was as comfortable playing at a demonstration as at a concert hall," writes Peter Dreier:
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On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the death of #PhilOchs I celebrate him with this song and note that we could surely use his voice today.
Remembering #PhilOchs on the 50th anniversary of his war ending… 📷 #TomWilkes 1969 #rehearsalsforretirement #ikillthereforeiam #iaintmarchinganymore
On this day on 9 April 1976
American folk singer-songwriter Phil Ochs took his own life at his sister's home in Queens, New York. He wrote 'There But A Fortune', a hit for Joan Baez.
Read about his career in Phil Ochs On Track, available from @burningshed or wherever you buy your books
#philochs
He played a boy
Without a home
Torn with no tomorrow
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#PhilOchs #JamesDean #Philaday5
And the red sun of the morning
Was smiling
Through the trees
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#PhilOchs #Philaday3
For it's only love
That frees the fire for burning
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#PhilOchs #Philaday2
All Phil today for the 50th anniversary of his death
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#PhilOchs #Philaday1
#OTD #TDIH #April9, 1976 #DOTD: #RIP #PhilOchs. #ProtestSingers #Songwriters #Activists #PeaceMovements #Pacifism #OppositionToUSInvolvementInTheVietnamWar #AntiVietnamWarMovement #Protest #Counterculture #AntiEstablishment #AntiWarMovement #FolkSky #MusicSky
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#OTD #TDIH #April9, 1976 #DOTD: #RIP #PhilOchs. #ProtestSingers #Songwriters #Activists #PeaceMovements #Pacifism #OppositionToUSInvolvementInTheVietnamWar #AntiVietnamWarMovement #Protest #Counterculture #AntiEstablishment #AntiWarMovement #FolkSky #MusicSky
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#OTD #TDIH #April9, 1976 #DOTD: #RIP #PhilOchs. #ProtestSingers #Songwriters #Activists #PeaceMovements #Pacifism #OppositionToUSInvolvementInTheVietnamWar #AntiVietnamWarMovement #Protest #Counterculture #AntiEstablishment #AntiWarMovement #FolkSky #MusicSky
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There's a man
Walking round the island
With a snake cane
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#PhilOchs #Philaday
Songs of #PhilOchs was this week’s #StrangerSongs theme on #CKCU. Hear the show anytime at this link.
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#PeteSeeger #ArloGuthrie #DisappearFear #Roches #Ian&Sylvia #GarnetRogers #JudyCollins #Kim&ReggieHarris #JohnGorka #SloanWainwright #DaveVanRonk #DavidAmram
#Magpie
And the speeches
Of the President
Are the ravings of a clown
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#PhilOchs #PhilaDay
When I’m Gone #philochs #folksong #protestsong #politicalsong #coversong #livemusic #acousticguitar
2 songs here that Phil also sang at Mike Porco's birthday party - also attended by Bob Dylan and others - in October 1975. They start at around 43 minutes in - 'The Blue and the Gray and "Jimmy Brown the Newsboy"
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#PhilOchs #Philaday
#PhilOchs #protestsong #politicalsong #folksong #acousticguitar #harmonica #singing #livemusic #NoKings
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My #Vinyl Saturday today is a tribute to my close friend for 60 years, Volkmar Richter, who left us earlier this year…he was into music as no one else back in the day, and gave #PhilOchs the title for his well-known song “Outside of a Small Circle of Friends” (check #Wikipedia!). It’s on this album
From the album All The News That's Fit To Sing by Phil Ochs (1964)
#noweplaying #songshare #philochs #1964music #besteveralbums #musicsky 🎧🎵
Lotta respect for #SilvioRodriguez before this but I think this is a move even #PhilOchs would have appreciated. I know #VictorJara would see the value of community resistance to colonial invaders from the north. And #CheGuevara would be down, we know that! #VivaCuba www.reuters.com/business/med...
One random album per day from my collection...no matter how many days it takes. No review, no explanation...just the album cover.
#dinocds #besteveralbums.com #philochs #albumoftheday #albumcollection #musicsky 🎧🎵
Day 354:
Goodnight Bluesky. Sleep tight. Dream of a better tomorrow.
#Resist, #FreeSpeech, #DueProcess, #NoKings, #NoBloodForOil, #Democracy, #Epstein, #WorkersOverBillionaires, #FightFascism, #AbolishICE, #AbolishCBP, #EatTheRich, #Peace, #Love, #Hope, #PhilOchs, #ThereButForFortune
unfortunately, it's just as relevant now as it was in 1966: 'cops of the world' by phil ochs . . . my keyboard version . . #philochs
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Phil knew the reality of the USA far better than Dylan did
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#PhilOchs
