Phil Ochs: One of the Greatest

[A1Sauce]

I came across this video, and it got me thinking. How many musicians of today are able to truly write and sing their political beliefs like those of the sixties and seventies? Phil Ochs was, and is, a great man for not only his art, but for the way he did it when he did it.

Where are these musicians today?

[tuvor]

1. "Where are these musicians today?"

This is the age of Google. If you haven't found them, you haven't been looking. They're there.

[The River]

2. I Used To Play

all of his early stuff in the 60's

A voice for his times.

[murielm99]

3. I still play his stuff from time to time.

"Cops of the World" is a true today as it ever was.

"When I'm Gone" is beautiful.

His idea was to sing louder than the guns.

[sandnsea]

4. Which musicians of the sixties

would be able to make videos like Ava?

[billyoc]

5. "Love me, I'm a Liberal"

:evilgrin:

[ConsAreLiars]

6. Wow! And ThankYou. I think Ochs was one of the very most honest and compassionate voices

in our history. I'm a great admirer, but I had never seen that clip. A true poet, and any who wonder why he is described that way might want to look through the lyrics of his songs at http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~trent/ochs/lyrics.html .

(edit tiny typo)

[A1Sauce]

7. No problem

he's great

[Senator]

8. Yes, great.

And off to the greatest page, for others to discover/remember.

BTW, thanks and welcome to DU.

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[A1Sauce]

9. Thanks

I appreciate the welcome