Phil Ochs

The Smiths singer takes on Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Roy Orbison, and more.

Hear The Smiths frontman tackle Roy Orbison’s “It’s Over”.

A year before he went electric, he did something else at Newport.

Out of all the musicians to come out during the ’60’s protest era, no one matched the fire and bluntness of Phil Ochs. His style was direct like a knife to the jugular of American politics, unashamed to rip …