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topical songwriter so it would seem
that the songs would have a shelf life,
but the issues keep coming back."
Among the songs that span the
decades are "Brazero,"
which is about
Mexican migrant work-
ers; "There But For
Fortune which has to
do with the destruction
of buildings during
war; and "Cops of the
World:' which relates to
the United States enter-
ing into the politics of
other countries.
the same order, so what I perform
depends on the way I read both the
-audience and the situation. I decide
what will make the best impact at the
time.
"I write lots of topi-
cal songs so I have a
big repertoire to use, •
and the songs can
be very serious or
humorous. I've written
about recent elections,
Hurricane Katrina and
the Dick Cheney shoot-
ing incident. I couldn't
resist that last one."
Born Jewish
Legacy
Sonny Ochs with a photo
Sonny Ochs, 69, a
The parents of Sonny
of her brother Phil Ochs
and Phil Ochs were
divorced mother and
Jewish but did not
grandmother, did not
practice their religion,
get involved directly
with her brother's concerts when he
and brother and sister followed the
example set by their parents. Another
was alive because she was going to
college and starting a family.
brother, entertainment photo archi-
She did go to see him on New York
vist Michael Ochs, is estranged from
stages and was concerned with his
Sonny.
Phil Ochs was married for a
manic depression — a problem that
short time and had one daughter,
plagued their father — which led to
who became a fund-raiser for the
the entertainer's suicide in 1976 at
American Civil Liberties Union.
the age of 35.
While living in California, she keeps
Two biographies have been written
about the late political songwriter
in touch with her aunt.
with a wide time span between pub-
"Among the happy times I remem-
lication dates. Death of a Rebel by
ber with Phil was visiting him
Marc Elliot came out in 1977. There
when he went to military school in
But For Fortune — The Life of
Virginia:' says Sonny Ochs, whose
Phil Ochs by Michael Schumacher
own community involvement has
been caught up recently with raising
was published in 1996.
money for a library near her home.
Continuing interest in his music
"We saw some of the sights together
resulted in two recordings released
while I was there.
just after the second book. A three-
"I want people to remember my
CD compilation of Ochs' work,
Farewells and Fantasies, was
brother as a very lyrical, topical and
even prophetic songwriter. The fact
produced by Rhino Records. A CD
that his songs are still alive today is
with 28 artists in tribute cover per-
formances, The Songs of Phil Ochs, really a tribute to his intelligence and
was put out by Sliced Bread Records.
perceptive abilities!" 1
"Phil left a great legacy of beauti-
ful and powerful music, and I'm glad
to be part of the Ann Arbor concert:'
says Roth, 53, a singer-songwriter
who was too young to know Phil but
"A Tribute to Phil Ochs" takes
old enough to get to know Sonny.
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"As we go on tour, I do Phil's song
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