"We got our heads bashed in Chicago; we saw students shot to death at Kent State; we had people stabbed to death at the Rolling Stones' Altamont concert — what do we have to believe in anymore? Unfortunately, for Phil Ochs, he couldn't give an answer. He lost his faith."
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Activists from the United StatesCivil rights activistsSinger-songwriters from the United StatesGuitarists from the United StatesDemocratic socialists
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Michael Schumacher, There But For Fortune: The Life of Phil Ochs (1996)
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