Tag Archives: Phil Ochs

I Served in Vietnam. Here’s My Soundtrack.

Posted on March 26, 2018 by

Former WRVA News Anchor Paul Bottoms worked with Armed Forces Radio in Saigon. “‘Vietnam.’ The word comes camouflaged in music. Rock ’n’ roll, soul, pop and country. For those who watched the war unfold on the evening news, the music … Continue reading →

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I Ain’t Marching Anymore – Phil Ochs (1965)

Posted on March 7, 2018 by

“I Ain’t Marching Anymore is Phil Ochs‘ second LP, released on Elektra Records in 1965. Dispensing with second guitarist Danny Kalb, Ochs performs alone on twelve original songs, an interpretation of Alfred Noyes‘ ‘The Highwayman‘ set to music (much as … Continue reading →

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The March on the Pentagon: An Oral History

Posted on October 22, 2017 by

Anti-Vietnam War demonstrators run up against military police as they attempt to penetrate security lines at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 21, 1967. “The Vietnam War is the only American conflict remembered as much for the opposition it … Continue reading →

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Draft evasion

Posted on July 21, 2017 by

“Draft evasion is an intentional decision not to comply with the military conscription policies of one’s nation. Such practices that do not involve law breaking or which are based on conscientious objection are sometimes referred to as ‘draft avoidance.’ Refusing … Continue reading →

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Folk City: New York and the American Folk Music Revival – Stephen Petrus and Ronald D. Cohen

Posted on July 13, 2017 by

“The Village Scene in the Early 1960s. Recalling the peak years of the folk music revival in Greenwich Village, singer-songwriter Tom Paxton reflected on the importance of the clubs, taverns, and coffeehouses in the Washington Square vicinity. These venues mattered, … Continue reading →

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“The whole world is watching”

Posted on June 29, 2017 by

“‘The whole world is watching’ was a chant by antiwar demonstrators outside the Conrad Hilton Hotel the evening of August 28 during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The event was broadcast from taped footage on the night of … Continue reading →

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All the News That’s Fit to Sing – Phil Ochs (1964)

Posted on May 21, 2017 by

“All the News That’s Fit to Sing was Phil Ochs‘ first official album. Recorded in 1964 for Elektra Records, it was full of many elements that would come back throughout his career. It was the album that defined his ‘singing … Continue reading →

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