Phil Ochs

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Phil Ochs was an American folk singer-songwriter and political activist known for his sharp, topical protest songs during the 1960s.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk singer
human
political activist
singer-songwriter
activeYearsEnd mid 1970s
activeYearsStart early 1960s
album All the News That's Fit to Sing
Greatest Hits
I Ain't Marching Anymore
Phil Ochs in Concert
Pleasures of the Harbor
Rehearsals for Retirement
Tape from California
associatedWith Bob Dylan
Greenwich Village folk scene
Tom Paxton
burialPlace Baron Hirsch Cemetery, Staten Island, New York, United States
causeOfDeath suicide by hanging
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1940-12-19
dateOfDeath 1976-04-09
familyName Ochs
fullName Philip David Ochs
genre folk music
protest song
givenName Philip
hasChild Meegan Ochs NERFINISHED
hasSibling Michael Ochs
instrument guitar
vocals
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement 1960s protest movement
American folk music revival
notableEvent performed at anti–Vietnam War protests
performed at civil rights rallies
notableWork Changes
Draft Dodger Rag
I Ain't Marching Anymore
Love Me, I'm a Liberal
Power and the Glory
The War Is Over
There but for Fortune
When I'm Gone
occupation musician
political activist
singer-songwriter
placeOfBirth El Paso, Texas, United States
placeOfDeath Queens, New York City, New York, United States
politicalAlignment left-wing
subjectOf documentary film "Phil Ochs: There but for Fortune"

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Phil Ochs ("Phil Ochs in Concert")
album
Van Dyke Parks
associatedAct
Phil Ochs ("Philip David Ochs")
fullName
American folk music revival
hasNotableFigure
Woody Guthrie
influenced

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