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phil ochs, bob dylan, dave van ronk, arlo guthrie, melanie, pete seeger, and jim glover perform at an evening with salvador allende organized by the friends of chile at the felt forum, madison square garden, may 9th, 1974
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phil ochs, bob dylan, dave van ronk, arlo guthrie, melanie, pete seeger, and jim glover perform at an evening with salvador allende organized by the friends of chile at the felt forum, madison square garden, may 9th, 1974
Jim Glover(left) and Phil Ochs(right) during their short-lived duo called The Sundowners
this is the only known photograph of The Sundowners, probably from 1962
jim glover, folksinger and peace activist, died some months ago. may he rest in peace.
photo: only known photo of "the sundowners" or "the singing socialists," a folk duo made up of jim glover, later of jim & jean, and his college roommate, phil ochs, circa 1961
changes by jim & jean + phil ochs' liner notes
“The folk boom has come and gone like a plague.
As the scene came to its inevitable shift, some resigned and officially became salesmen, others became ethnic defenders of Mother Earth tradition even though there were no attackers.
Many grew their hair down to their wallets and jumped on the Beatle bandwagon in true hands-across-the-sea spirit. Palms upward as usual.
Practically everybody tried drugs.
Somehow this led to a musical revolution. The Village Voice was virtually panting with hip discovery. Discotheques spread like fungus. Many were moved to proclaim a new era of culture for the masses.
Myself, I also planned to form a new group of former folkies. We would expand our hair, be backed by an electric symphony orchestra, we would play sitars and various other eastern instruments we learned of by reading record jackets, and we would talk about the free-form ultra Zen music on television. The group would be called the Pretensions.
Meanwhile back in the Village, largely hidden from the explosion, the money and the hoopla, a group of writers have been working on their own revolution.
All of the writers have strains of sarcasm, cynicism, greed and tenderness, and some have been said to have large egos.
Aha! Into this melange of ultra hip and ultra hyped scenes leap Jim & Jean, a true blend of Americana, the kind of couple who might well persuade people from Iowa to buy U.S. Savings Bonds.
Can they sing? Are they worth listening to? I think so, because unlike many of the people you have come to know and love in the folk and folk-rock scenes, they actually have voices with timbre and tone, control and intelligence.
There has been a vacuum of decent interpreters of the new wealth of songs pouring out of the New York decadence. These lyrics demand sensitive treatments, and don't necessarily need the overwhelming blare of drugged speakers. They demand phrasing, harmonies, counterpoint and higher wages.
The Beatles have set a level of pure musical sound that is a tantalizing carrot to many an American group. Jim & Jean are one of the few groups who can meet the challenge of that level.
(All decent Americans will buy and love this record. The rest of you will have to fend for yourselves.)”
- liner notes written by phil ochs for jim & jean's album changes, on which they covered three of his songs, 1966
Lyrics: Phil Ochs
A song of Crucifixion
Jean Ray AKA Jean Glover was the inspiration for Neil Young's song, "Cinnamon Girl", as verified by her brother Brian Ray, and perhaps other songs as well. Jean Ray said, "Neil Young's song "Cowgirl In The Sand" came from a visit he made to me and my family living on the beach."
