Sunday Street playlist for 04/12/2026

Today’s edition of Sunday Street remembers Phil Ochs

Opening set
Billy Bragg, I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs (THE INTERNATIONALE, Utility)
Sammy Walker, Legends (BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN SKYLINE, Warner Brothers)
Melanie, Chords of Fame (THE GOOD BOOK, Buddah)
Eric Andersen, When I’m Gone (MEMORY OF THE FUTURE, Appleseed)
Phil Ochs, Song of My Returning (A TOAST TO THOSE WHO ARE GONE, Philo)

Set # 2
Sid Griffin & Billy Bragg, Sailors and Soldiers (LITTLE VICTORIES, Prima)
They Might Be Giants, One More Parade (RUBAIYAT, ELEKTRA 40TH ANNIVERSARY, Elektra)
Phil Odgers & John Kettle, The Men Behind the Guns (FAR ROCKAWAY, Vinyl Star)
Black 47, I Ain’t Marchin’ Anymore (BLEECKER STREET, Astor Place)
Phil Ochs, The War is Over (TAPE FROM CALIFORNIA, A&M)

Set # 3
Tom Paxton, Draft Dodger Rag (WHAT’S THAT I HEAR?, Sliced Bread)
Dave Van Ronk, Outside A Small Circle of Friends (TO ALL MY FRIENDS IN FAR-FLUNG PLACES, Gazell)
Jello Biafra & Mojo Nixon, Love Me I’m a Liberal (updated) (PRAIRIE HOME INVASION, Alternative Tentacles)

Set # 4
John Gorka, Bracero (WHAT’S THAT I HEAR? Sliced Bread)
Judy Collins, In the Heat of the Summer (IN THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER, Elektra)
Wyclef Jean, Here’s to the State of Mississippi (SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION, Entertainment One)
Martyn Joseph, I’m Gonna Say It Now (DAYS OF DECISION, Pipe Records )

Set # 5
Sonny Ochs, reflections on Phil Ochs, 5-28-76 at The Felt Forum, via You Tube)
Tim Hardin, The Pleasures of the Harbor, 5-28-76 at The Felt Forum, via You Tube)
Sloan Wainwright, There But For Fortune (REDISCOVERY, Derby Disc).
Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen, The Highwayman (WHAT’S THAT I HEAR?, Sliced Bread)
Gene Clark & Carla Olsen, Changes (SO REBELLIOUS A LOVER, Rhino) bonus track

Set # 6
Phil Ochs, William Butler Yeats Visits Grant Park and Escapes Unscathed (LIVE IN VANCOUVER, Rhino)
Allen Ginsberg, two poems, 5-28-76 at The Felt Forum, via You Tube)
Rachel Bissex, No More Songs (IN WHITE LIGHT, One Take Productions)

Set # 7
Nanci Griffith, What’s That I Hear (WINTER MARGUEE, Rounder)
Pete Seeger, Power and the Glory (GOD BLESS THE GRASS, Columbia)
The Mitchell Trio, That’s The Way It’s Gonna Be (THAT’S THE WAY IT’S GONNA BE, Mercury)

Set # 8
Pat Wictor, Knock on the Door (THIS IS ABSOLUTELY REAL, Risky Disc)
John Flynn, The Victim Tree (KINDRED SPIRITS, self released)

Set # 9
Phil Ochs, The Crucifixion (early recording, via You Tube)
Martyn Joseph, That Was The President (DAYS OF DECISION, Pipe Records)
Bob Dylan, Murder Most Foul (ROUGH AND ROWDY WAYS, Columbia)