Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's no surprise that some of the most important and enduring protest songs in rock history came out of the '60s, from Creedence ...

ALBANY – On Saturday evening, The Linda will celebrate the songs of Phil Ochs, a prolific folk singer and songwriter of the 1960s whose lyrics ring true to today’s listeners. “The sad thing to me and ...

When Chuck D of Public Enemy famously called hip-hop “the Black CNN,” he was touching on a universal truth that goes beyond genre: Music and protest have always been inextricably linked. For some ...

The late Phil Ochs used to boast that most of his songs were inspired by reading Newsweek. He sang about Vietnam and the Civil Rights movement, and preferred to be called a "singing journalist" rather ...

It's no surprise that some of the most important and enduring protest songs in rock history came out of the '60s, from Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son" to John Lennon's "Give Peace a ...