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His sister, Sonny Ochs (Tanzman), runs a series of "Phil Ochs Song Nights" with a rotating group of performers who keep Ochs's music and legacy alive by singing his songs in cities across the U.S. [142] His brother Michael Ochs is a photographic archivist of 20th-century music and entertainment personalities. [143]
Bob Dylan songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" became anthems for the civil rights and anti-war movements in the 1960s.. A protest song is a song that is associated with a movement for protest and social change and hence part of the broader category of topical songs (or songs connected to current events).
"Draft Dodger Rag" was the first prominent satirical song about draft evasion in the Vietnam War. [6] One writer says its humor can be appreciated on its own level, without respect to the political message of the song. [7] Another says it added "much-needed humour" to the protest song genre. [8] Ochs wrote of the song:
An anti-war song that became a 1960s protest anthem. [44] The 1966 single was a folk-rock version of the song that included accompaniment by The Blues Project and a bagpipe player. [45] "If I Knew" Demo recording: The Broadside Tapes 1 (1989, recorded 1962) "I Kill Therefore I Am" Studio recording: Rehearsals for Retirement (1969) Live recordings:
The protest song tells the story of Filipino and Mexican farmworkers teaming up to win a collective bargaining agreement with major table grape growers in California.
"I'll Overcome Some Day" was a hymn or gospel music composition by the Reverend Charles Albert Tindley of Philadelphia that was first published in 1901. [2] A noted minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Tindley was the author of approximately 50 gospel hymns, of which "We'll Understand It By and By" and "Stand By Me" are among the best known.
Protest songs, from ‘John Brown’s Body’ to ‘Fight the Power,’ have had a long and celebrated history, but in 2024 it feels like the protest song has been oddly muted, writes Bryan Reesman.
Today, “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday, “A Change is Gonna Come,” Sam Cooke and “What’s Going On,” Marvin Gaye remain relevant to Black America.