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Robert Wayne “Bob” Childers (20 November 1946 – 22 April 2008) was an American country-folk musician and singer-songwriter from the state of Oklahoma.〔Stillwater NewsPress. (Robert Wayne “Bob” Childers. ) April 28, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2008.〕 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.〔Wooley, John. (Godfather of Red Dirt music returns with disc, a Tulsa show. ) ''Tulsa World'', Dec. 31, 2002. Retrieved Aug. 4, 2008.〕 ==Biography and works== Childers was born on November 20, 1946, in West Union, West Virginia, to parents Howard and Rhea (Gaskins) Childers. At the age of seven, he and his family moved to Ponca City, Oklahoma.〔Mack, Joe. (A final farewell to the rainbow rocker. ) ''The Current'', May 2008, p. 24.〕 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.〔Payne County Promotions website. (Texas Troubadours Interview with Bob Childers. ) Retrieved Aug. 4, 2008.〕 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 nationwide. In March 1979, the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor disaster took place. Protestors of Three Mile Island, having heard Childers' song "Sunshine, Wind and Water," invited him to perform at a no-nukes rally in Washington, DC. Childers performed before Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger in front of a crowd estimated to be 65,000 to 100,000 persons.〔Critter, Chris B. (The 'green' beginnings of red dirt. ) ''The Current'', December, 2008, p. 68-9. Retrieved January 13, 2009.〕 His second album, ''Singing Trees, Dancing Waters'', was recorded in 1982 and released on March 30, 1983. Afterwards, he relocated to Nashville, Tennessee.〔 In 1986, Childers released two albums: ''Four Horsemen'' and a collection of instrumental works entitled ''King David's Lament''. While many of his peers had success in Nashville, Childers chose to relocate to Austin, Texas. He then released ''Circles Toward the Sun'' (1990). By 1991 Childers had relocated again, back to Oklahoma where he released ''Nothin' More Natural'' (1996), ''Hat Trick'' (1999)〔Galvin, Mark. (Bob Childers releases new CD. ), ''Ponca City News'', July 5, 1999. Retrieved Aug. 4, 2008.〕 and a fan club collection of rarities ''La vita è bella - Outtakes, Demos and Jams 1980 - 1988'' (2000.) His return to Oklahoma facilitated collaboration with other Red Dirt music artists including ''Dirt & Spirit'' with The Great Divide (1999), ''Two Buffalos Walking - Live At The Blue Door'' with Terry "Buffalo" Ware (2003), ''Kindred Spirits'' with Randy Crouch (2004) and ''Ride for the Cimarron'' with Jason Boland and the Stragglers (2006.)〔Binky Records website. (Bob Childers. ) Retrieved Aug. 4, 2008〕 In 2003, Jimmy LaFave produced a Woody Guthrie tribute show called Ribbon of Highway, Endless Skyway. The ensemble show toured around the country and included a rotating cast of singer-songwriters individually performing Guthrie's songs. Interspersed between songs were Guthrie's philosophical writings read by Childers, sometimes called the "Dylan of the dust",〔Ribbon of Highway website.(Ribbon of Highway website ) Retrieved Aug. 2, 2008.〕 who served as the show's narrator.〔Propaganda Media Group, Inc. (Ribbon of Highway - Endless Skyway: Concert in the Spirit of Woody Guthrie ). Retrieved Aug. 2, 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Childers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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