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1 hari yang lalu · During the trial of The Chicago Eight-minus-one-bound-and-gagged-Black-man, folksinger Phil Ochs was on the witness stand. Defense counsel William Kunstler was questioning him about Pigasus. What follows is from the actual trial transcript, for real: KUNSTLER: Did you have any role yourself in that?
1 hari yang lalu · Phil Ochs arrived and sang, along with other notables, including some of the peacenik delegates, plus Dick Gregory, Norman Mailer and other celebs. I might be in this shot: But not brave enough to do this: A glimpse of Phil Ochs (soon to be a friend) that night, at the start of this:
3 hari yang lalu · TheWorldNews Politics Folk singer Phil Ochs's pivotal role in the 1968 Democratic Convention protests is explored, from his "Pigasus" stunt to his lasting impact on protest…
3 hari yang lalu · What do Buddy Holly, Hank Williams, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Phil Ochs have in common? Why, Zachary Stevenson, of course! The Victoria Times-Colonist called Zach...
5 hari yang lalu · Phil Ochs, Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow, the MC5 and other musicians performed at park concerts. When he had free time from his job at Second City, the actor Peter Boyle participated in demonstrations, later calling on his experience to star in two movies about the convention.
4 hari yang lalu · And since the audience seemed to then consist of mostly culturally-straight-looking neighborhood high school students, who didn’t appear to be antiwar folks who were into Dylan or Phil Ochs very much, I decided that the song I would perform would just be the “Open Up Your Eyes” love song, that I had written for Helene in late 1969.
4 hari yang lalu · Classic Folk. Enjoy this classic folk playlist featuring folk music from the early 70s! This unhosted stream will be update periodically, so keep coming back for a fresh mix of classic folk!