but one song and I was digging for more.

How the hell did I grow up in the 60s and miss him?

really start listening to him until the late 70's. Sadly, after he was gone.

...Phil Ochs, we are told in Kenneth Bowser’s documentary film, garnered a lot of attention among the Sixties’ student anti-war movements. And while Dylan’s music became more poetically obtuse and lyrically surreal, Ochs’ songs remained largely focused and pretty straightforward. Look at 1965’s I Ain’t Marching Anymore. You had 14 songs ranging from “Draft Dodger Rag” (about sunshine patriots), “Here’s to the State of Mississippi” (an attack on the Magnolia State’s bigoted views and lack of civil rights) and “Iron Lady” (a song against the death penalty). Powerful stuff. Find me a Dylan song up to that point that offers as much punch as any of those songs.

He's done some magnificent songs about historic events, such as "Heart of the Appaloosa" (the Native American experience), but also current events. Here's "Scott and Jamie"; the "liberal Governor" referred to is Michael Dukakis.