Phil Ochs
- Acting
- December 19, 1940 · El Paso, Texas, USA
- April 9, 1976
Biography
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
Filmography
- Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese · Self
- Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation · Self
- Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune · Self
- Berkeley in the Sixties · Self
- Chords of Fame · Self
- Renaldo and Clara · Self
- The Day the Music Died · Self
- Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally · Self
- Wondering About Things · Self
- Generations Apart: A Question of Values · Self
- Last Summer Won't Happen · Self
- The Creative Person: The Folksinger · Self
- Conventions: The Land Around Us · Self