Phil Ochs
Acting · Born Dec 19, 1940 · Died Apr 9, 1976 (35) · El 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.
Known for
Films
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
20197.0
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
20137.1
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
20116.6
Berkeley in the Sixties
19906.0
Chords of Fame
198410.0
Renaldo and Clara
19787.9
The Day the Music Died
19778.0
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
19717.5
Wondering About Things
1971
Generations Apart: A Question of Values
1969
Last Summer Won't Happen
1968
The Creative Person: The Folksinger
1965