I saw him perform twice, both shows in the years after the gold lame phase, and in spite of the fact that his drinking and mental health issues were taking their toll by that time he was in fine form on both occasions. The first was a small club gig in Boston in 1973 when he did just about all of his familiar songs from the 60s. I remember walking up to him at the bar after the show and wishing him well, and he was polite and gracious. The other was the Peoples Bicentennial Committee rally in Concord, Mass., on April 19, 1975 (the 200th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord) where he appeared with Arlo Guthrie, Holly Near, and others, and sang "I Ain't Marching Anymore" and a few other songs. He did few if any shows after that and died in April 1976.

In his prime he was a brilliant songwriter and the end of his life was a tragedy.