Phil Ochs was a protest singer in the 1960s (he preferred the title topical singer, however). He was a devout socialist andconsidered an heir to
folklegend Woody Guthrie. Ochs had studied journalism at Ohio State University but dropped out before hefinished. He took this journalism
educationand brought it to his music, he became the singing journalist. He was a contempory ofBob Dylan but never reacher Dylan's level of
popularity, eventhough Dylan had praised Ochs on many occasions. Ochs kept withfolk music for a long while, but like his contempory he
eventually went electric,put ...read more
Phil Ochs was a protest singer in the 1960s (he preferred the title topical singer, however). He was a devout socialist andconsidered an heir to
folklegend Woody Guthrie. Ochs had studied journalism at Ohio State University but dropped out before hefinished. He took this journalism
educationand brought it to his music, he became the singing journalist. He was a contempory ofBob Dylan but never reacher Dylan's level of
popularity, eventhough Dylan had praised Ochs on many occasions. Ochs kept withfolk music for a long while, but like his contempory he
eventually went electric,putting out albums that seemed more targeted atbecomming hits rather than educating. He kept with this angle until
his suicide in 1976. Hisdepression was caused by his lack ofcommercial success, writer's block and alcoholism. « hide
