I am glad you discovered him--here is more info'
http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~trent/ochs/
http://www.furious.com/perfect/philochs.html
http://www.sonnyochs.com/philbio.html
Here is Hugh Blumenfeld's page about Phil
http://www.balladtree.com/folk101/bio_philochs.htm
here is a great interview
http://goodfelloweb.com/werbe/oats.htm
some great quotes from Phil:
www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/ochs-quotes.html
including this one:
Before the days of television and mass media, the folksinger was
often a traveling newspaper spreading tales through music. There is
an urgent need for Americans to look deeply into themselves and their
actions, and musical poetry is perhaps the most effective mirror
available. Every newspaper headline is a potential song.

His life was a lesson...let us continue to sing
so as to learn from him and keep his spirit alive!!