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Virgil Childers
Birth name Vergil Childers
Born c. 1901
Blacksburg, South Carolina, United States
Died December 10, 1939 (aged 38)
Shelby, North Carolina, United States
Genres
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals

Virgil Childers (c. 1901 – December 10, 1939) was an American blues musician, who hailed from South Carolina, United States.

Biography

Childers was born in Blacksburg, South Carolina to parents Pick Childers and Sarah Smith, and resided there for the duration of his life. Childers recorded six songs for Bluebird Records in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1938. The recordings are a variety of blues songs, pop music of the time, and Tin Pan Alley tunes. Childers played in a ragtime style that is reminiscent of a swing band.

On December 10, 1939, Childers was shot and killed while trying to escape from a police officer in Shelby, North Carolina. Childers was buried in Shelby on December 13, 1939.

Recordings

All recordings were made on January 25, 1938 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

  • "Preacher & the Bear"
  • "Red River Blues"
  • "Somebody Stole My Jane"
  • "Travelin' Man"
  • "Dago Blues"
  • "Who's That Knockin' On My Door"
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