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'If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics.' Andy Kershaw, BBC

'If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics.' Andy Kershaw, BBC

'If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics.' Andy Kershaw, BBC

'If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics.' Andy Kershaw, BBC

'If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics.' Andy Kershaw, BBC

'If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics.' Andy Kershaw, BBC

'If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics.' Andy Kershaw, BBC

'If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics.' Andy Kershaw, BBC

Political/personal songs since the 1960s -- killer ballads, working-class anthems, political satire. Fred's twelve-string guitar can be anything from a blues ba Fred Stantons songs (along with his lumberjack voice and jumbo 12-string guitar) embody the political folk-singing tradition. Fred has been an industrial worker (a welder of oilfield equipment; an electronic assembler; and a railroad electrician, hostler and brakeperson) as well as a political organizer and union activist. This life i...

'If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics.' Andy Kershaw, BBC