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Phil Ochs
December 19, 1940 (83 years old) in 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
Credits
- 2013 · Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune as Self (Archive Footage)
- 1984 · Chords of Fame as Himself
- 1977 · The Day the Music Died as Self
- Future · Wondering About Things as
- 1968 · Last Summer Won't Happen as Himself