Phil Ochs composed protest songs that showcased the concerns of struggling workers and the civil rights movement, as well as anti-war songs.
Joan Baez sang his composition There but for Fortune, and a movie was made about him with the same title.
Though his protest songs are still known, among his most famous and enduring songs is Changes, a sad love song with a philosophical aspect echoed in Joni Mitchell's Circle Game. This classic was sung by Neil Young last year at the Farm Aid benefit.
Born in 1940, Phil Ochs took his own life at the age of 36.
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