Robert Wayne “Bob” Childers (born November 20, 1946, in West Union, West Virginia - died April 22, 2008, Stillwater, Oklahoma) was an American country/folk singer-songwriter who has achieved widespread critical acclaim since the late 1970s. Childers was known alternately as the "father" "grandfather" or "godfather" of the regional scene known as Red Dirt music. Childers renown as a songwriter led to the comparisons to both Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie.
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Bob Childers has had 2 concerts.
Bob Childers is most often considered to be Country, Red Dirt, Oklahoma Country, Classic Oklahoma Country, and Oklahoma.
The last Bob Childers concert was on July 12, 2008 at Woody Guthrie Folk Festival Grounds in Okemah, Oklahoma, United States. The bands that performed were: "Woody Guthrie Folk Festival" / Amy Speace / Ellis Paul / Red Dirt Rangers / Barry Ollman / Anthony Da Costa / Mike Blackwell / Annie Guthrie / Emily Kaitz / Jack Hardy / David Massengill / Monica Taylor / Ramsay Midwood / The Oklahoma Geniuses / Sam Baker / Bob Childers / Joel Rafael / Jimmy Lafave / Judy Collins.
