Bob Childers

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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. Childers contribution to the art of songwriting has been acknowledged by many critics but also his artistic peers. Childers, the son of Howard and Rhea (Gaskins) Childers, moved with his family from West Virginia to Ponca City, Oklahoma when he was seven years old. He developed an interest in music and started playing guitar at age 16. After graduating from Ponca City high school he moved even further west and studied music in Berkeley, California. After a stint in California, Childers returned to Oklahoma - this time to Stillwater - where he found "people interested in the natural and supernatural aspects of life and love, and folks not afraid to sing about it. Childers emerged in 1979 with his debut album titled I Ain't No Jukebox which he recorded with help from friend Jimmy LaFave. The album received many positive reviews and led Childers to begin touring nation-wide. In March 1979, the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor disaster took place. Protestors of Three Mile Island, having heard Childers' song "Sunshine, Wind and Wa

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Circles Towards the Sun

Ride For The Cimarron

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Circles Toward the Sun

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Dirt and Spirit

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The Great Divide and Friends: Dirt and Spirit

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Ribbon of Highway

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Nothin' More Natural

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Hat Trick

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I Ain't No Jukebox

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The Woody Guthrie Tribute Tour: Ribbon Of Highway, Endless Skyway [Disc 1]

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The Woody Guthrie Tribute Tour: Ribbon Of Highway, Endless Skyway [Disc 2]

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Binky Records Sampler

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