American Masters Season 26 Episode 1 - Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune

Airdate: 2012-Jan-23

Episode summary:

Explore the iconic 1960s folk-protest music hero's troubled life through his songs and interviews with Joan Baez, Sean Penn, Pete Seeger, Tom Hayden and others. Inspired by both Woody Guthrie and Elvis Presley, Phil Ochs was one of the most politically active singer-songwriter's of his generation and his music is as relevant today as it was then.

About American Masters series:

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