Author Archive: Robert K Oermann

Robert K. Oermann is a longtime contributor to MusicRow. He is a respected music critic, author and historian.

rss feed

Visit Robert K Oermann's Website

DISClaimer: Newcomers Dylan Scott, Patrick Thomas Seize The Day

We say hello to a lot of old friends this week, yet it’s the newcomers who seize the day. Teea Goans, Mac McAnally, […]

Category: Artist, Exclusive, Featured, Reviews

View Post

DISClaimer: The Week In Americana

It’s Americana Music week here in Music City, and this edition of DisClaimer celebrates that […]

Category: Artist, Exclusive, Featured, Reviews

View Post

Country Music Hall Of Fame Great Don Williams Passes

Don Williams, known for his mellow, laid-back delivery of more than 30 top-10 country hits during a […]

Tags:

Category: Artist, Featured, Obituary

View Post

DISClaimer: Chase Rice, Zac Brown Band, Brandon Lay Top This Week’s Offerings

Country music returns to form in this post Labor Day season, and that means all boys, […]

Category: Artist, Featured, Reviews

View Post

Bluegrass Great Pete Kuykendall Passes

Bluegrass Hall of Fame member Pete Kuykendall has died in Virginia at age 79. It would be hard to overstate […]

Category: Artist, Featured, Obituary

View Post

DISClaimer: Americana Saviors

Come and save us, please, Americana music. Country has created a radio […]

Category: Artist, Exclusive, Featured, Reviews

View Post

ACM Honors Show Shines With Stars

This year’s Academy of Country Music “Honors” event was the most star-studded in the organization’s […]

Tags:

Category: Artist, Awards, Featured

View Post

Former RCA Exec Dave Wheeler Passes

Longtime RCA Records sales executive Dave Wheeler died Saturday, Aug. 19, at age 83. He helped shape […]

Category: Featured, Obituary

View Post

Nashville R&B, Gospel Mainstay Jesse Boyce Dies

Singer, songwriter, producer, instrumentalist, bandleader, businessman and entertainer […]

Category: Featured, Obituary

View Post

Rockabilly Pioneer Sonny Burgess Dies

Sun Records artist Sonny Burgess, one of the last of the original rockabilly stylists, has died at age 88. Burgess passed […]

Category: Artist, Featured, Obituary

View Post

DISClaimer: April Kry, Dave McElroy Top Independent Releases

It’s independents’ day. The major country music record labels all seem to be missing in […]

Tags:

Category: Artist, Exclusive, Featured, Reviews

View Post