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bob -lrb- john cooper , brad piccolo , ben han -rrb- childers at the woody guthrie folk festival july 11 , 2007 on stage with the red dirt rangers -lsb- http://www.binkyrecords.com/artists/childers binky records -rsb- woody , randy crouch , the red dirt rangers , no guthrie justice , jason boland , cross canadian ragweed 22 april 2008 stillwater , oklahoma 1978 -- 2008 west union , west virginia binky records , smith music bob childers
 solo_singer 20 november 1946 vocals , guitar red dirt , country , folk , bluegrass bob & rdr07.jpg ponca city , oklahoma , u.s. bob childers singer-songwriter , guitarist
bob childers

robert wayne `` bob '' childers -lrb- 20 november 1946 -- 22 april 2008 -rrb- 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 .
