Robert Wayne Childers, also known as Bob Childers, was born on November 20, 1946, in West Union, West Virginia, and was a singer‑songwriter whose work bridged country, folk, and bluegrass. After moving to Ponca City, Oklahoma, he learned guitar and studied music in Berkeley before returning to Oklahoma’s Stillwater, where he recorded his debut album, I Ain’t No Jukebox, in 1979. He performed his single "Sunshine, Wind and Water" at a no-nukes rally in Washington, D.C. before an estimated 65, 000‑100,000 people. Childers released albums Singing Trees, Dancing Waters (1983), Circles Toward the Sun (1990), Nothin’ More Natural (1997), and Hat Trick (1999). He collaborated with acts like The White Buffalo Road Show, Terry Ware, and Randy Crouch and was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in October 2008. Childers died on April 22, 2008.
