AcousticMusicScene.com

Family, friends and fans of Bob Childers, an influential figure in Oklahoma’s “Red Dirt” music circles, gathered in Oklahoma City on Sunday to celebrate the life and memory of the prolific and much-covered songwriter. Childers — whose music was a blend of country, folk and roots-rock that drew inspiration from another revered Oklahoman, Woody Guthrie — died April 22, following a long battle with lung disease.

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Organizers of the Roots Music Association (RMA)’s inaugural convention, radio seminar and music festival — Music United ‘08 — are looking to reschedule the event that had been slated for June 27-29.

“We had been planning for months to hold the event at the Shrine Convention Center in San Antonio [Texas],” wrote Robert Bartosh in an April 22 e-mail notice to association members that also appears on the RMA’s website. “However, due to recent developments, these plans are no longer feasible and we plan to reschedule the event for later this year at another location close to San Antonio.”

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