Bob Childers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bob Childers

American singer-songwriter

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1946

Place of Birth: West Union, West Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 22-Apr-2008

Profession: singer, singer-songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Robert Wayne Childers (20 November 1946 – 22 April 2008) was an American country-folk musician and singer-songwriter from the state of Oklahoma.
Both before and after his death, he achieved widespread critical acclaim having been compared to songwriters such as Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie.
Childers is often labeled the "father", "grandfather", or "godfather" of the regional Oklahoman music scene known as Red Dirt music.