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| Title | : | There But for Fortune: The Life of Phil Ochs |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.62 (783 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786882883 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-01 |
| Language | : | English |
. The violence of the 1968 Democratic Convention, where Ochs was a demonstrator, seemed to mark the beginning of the artist's demise and disillusionment. In 1970, he recorded his last album, falling into a depression that ultimately led to his suicide in 1976. Ochs, who achieved recognition in the early 1960s, could not escape comparison with Bob Dylan, with whom he had a tumultuous relationship. Michael Schumacher, whose past works include biographies on Allen Ginsberg (Dharma Lion: A Critical Biography of Allen Ginsberg) and Eric Clapton (Crossroads: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton), profiles Phil Ochs, the singer, songwriter, and political activist whose genius was widely admired, but whose work was often made famous by other artists
16-pp. photo insert.. Now Michael Schumacher's definitive account of the full, yet troubled life of famed folksinger and political activist Phil Ochs is available in a paperback edition. The full story of the internationally acclaimed folksinger whose music fired '60s political idealism and whose suicide signaled the end of an era
Schumacher's bio. of Ochs is as powerful as the man. Stephanie G. Buchler I have been a devoted fan of Phil Ochs since the mid-1960's. I never knew or totally understood the depth of his committment to the forces of life or how this committment drove him into the depths of mental illness. Mr. Schumacher filled in the missing data about Phil that made him much more real to me. After finishing the book, I wept as I listened to his music and mourned for the loss of his courage and vision. Phil's music taught me to be a more sensitive human being, helping shape my political consciousness even to this day. I thank Mr. Sch. R. Banker said Phil Ocha the man and the artist. Having been devoted to Phil's work since 1969, this is satisfying reading.Michael Schumacher's "There but for Fortune" biography on Phil Ochs is an insightful analysis of the evolution of the flawed but hugely talented man and his fast moving life and redresses the balence on Marc Eliot's cheaply sensationalist version which draws unwarranted attention on 6 months of the manic disfunctional John Train, Phil's destructive alter ego. That being said, the account of Phil's family background reveals a family background to which Phil was always vuln. Phil Ochs, the unanswered questions A very good begining to an understanding of one of the 60's great folk singers and the tragedy of his untimely end. We are left with as many questions as are answered. Why wasn't Phil content to stay a political folk singer like Tom Paxton did? What was his problem with women? Why was he so great at expressing his intellectual side but not his personal side? Perhaps there just aren't any answers to these and other questions. Perhaps the book's biggest shortcoming is not dealing with specific songs but perhaps the best way to do that is to liste
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