Virgil Childers

Childers was born in Blacksburg, South Carolina to parents Pick Childers and Sarah Smith, and resided there for the duration of his life.^[2] 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.^[2]

All recordings were made on January 25, 1938, in Charlotte, North Carolina.^[2][3]

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