Author Archive: Robert K Oermann
Robert K. Oermann is a longtime contributor to MusicRow. He is a respected music critic, author and historian.
Singer-Songwriter Maxine Brown Of The Browns Dies
Country Music Hall of Fame member Maxine Brown died at age 87 on Monday (Jan. 21). As a member of […]
DISClaimer: Eric Church, Tim McGraw, Nathan Stanley With Patty Loveless, Mitchell Tenpenny Lead New Offerings
Country music is alive and well. Patty Loveless returns as the duet partner of Ralph Stanley’s […]
Singer Shirley Foley Boone Passes
Former Nashville vocalist Shirley Foley Boone died on Jan. 11 at age 84. She is usually recalled as […]
Country-Pop Star Bonnie Guitar Dies At 95
West Coast country personality Bonnie Guitar passed away on Sunday, Jan. 13, at age 95 […]
Dr. Hook’s Ray Sawyer Passes
Former Nashville pop star Ray Sawyer died in Florida on New Year’s Eve […]
Honky-Tonk Great Whitey Shafer Passes
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Whitey Shafer died on Saturday, Jan. 12, at age 84 following […]
Singing-Cowboy Promoter Packy Smith Passes
Nashville’s Packy Smith, renowned as an expert on western music and movies, has died at age 77. […]
Songwriting Mainstay Phil Thomas Passes
Country songwriter Phil Thomas, a presence on the Music Row scene for three decades, died Saturday […]
Celebration Of Life Planned For Musician Victor Mecyssne
A Celebration of Life in remembrance of musician Victor Mecyssne is being scheduled for this coming […]
