Robert Wayne “Bob” 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.