Red dirt music
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Red dirt is a genre of country music that gets its name from the color of soil found in Oklahoma. Many red dirt acts got their start in bars surrounding Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, a city
The Red Dirt Rangers (Ben Han, Brad Piccolo, John Cooper) performing at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival. July 12, 2008.
Jimmy LaFave performing at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival with (L–R) Radoslav Lorković, Joel Rafael, Butch Hancock, Audrey Auld Mezera and David Amram, July 12, 2008
John Cooper of the Red Dirt Rangers in 2008
Bob Childers
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Robert Wayne Childers 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 compa
Red dirt music
…country legends Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson have been associated with the distinctive Texas sound, while the late Oklahoma singer-songwriter Bob Childers is widely recognized as the Father of Oklahoma red dirt music. At one time, the distinction between the two genres was sonically obvious; however, by…
Bob Childers on stage with the Red Dirt Rangers (John Cooper, Brad Piccolo, Ben Han) at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival July 11, 2007