He had a number of mental health problems, including depression, bipolar disorder and alcoholism, and died by suicide on April 9, 1976. Ochs' influences included Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Bob Gibson, Faron Young, and Merle Haggard.

Apr 10, 1976 · Phil Ochs, the folk singer, guitarist and lyricist whose music provided some of the strongest notes of protest against the Vietnam War in the early 1960's, committed suicide yesterday morning...

On April 9, 1976 my brother, Phil Ochs, ended his life by hanging himself. He was 35 years old. He had written over 100 songs, and had traveled to many countries. He suffered from manic-depression and had been experiencing a long term writer's block.

Apr 10, 2016 · It was 40 years ago this weekend, on April 9, 1976, that Phil Ochs was found dead at his sister’s home in Far Rockaway, Queens.

Phil Ochs (born December 19, 1940, El Paso, Texas, U.S.—died April 9, 1976, Far Rockaway, New York) was an American folksinger and songwriter best remembered for the protest songs he wrote in the 1960s on topics ranging from the Vietnam War to civil rights.

At the age of 35, haunted by a combination of his waning career, alcoholism and chronic depression, Phil Ochs committed suicide on April 9, 1976. Folk Singer, Songwriter. Philip David Ochs was born in El Paso, Texas on December 19, 1940.

He committed suicide on April 9, 1976 at the age of 35. Many of Phil's songs have been covered by other artists. Some of his best known songs are: "Changes", "There But For Fortune", "I Ain't Marching Anymore", "Draft Dodger", "Small Circle of Friends", Crucifixion" and "When I'm Gone". There have been 2 biographies written about him.

Apr 8, 2011 · Thirty-five years ago this Saturday, Phil Ochs, the earnest singing polemicist of the 1960s, hanged himself. He suffered from depression and other emotional problems, as his father had, and he...

On April 9, 1976, Phil Ochs hanged himself. The world lost one of her best songwriters. What follows below are but a few of the articles written immediately after his death. It’s truly a tragedy that it took his death for America to realize what a treasure she had in Phil.

Dec 5, 2006 · He began to drink heavily, and his behavior became more and more erratic. He died by suicide in Far Rockaway, New York, on April 9, 1976. In the aftermath of his death, a number of compilations and live recordings have been released, most notably the three-CD compilation Farewells & Fantasies in 1997.