Robert K Oermann, Author at MusicRow.com

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

DISClaimer: Songs That Last

October 22, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

Competence is not greatness. Half of what we have here is competent work by journeymen […]

October 21, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

A memorial service for Paul Craft will be held in Nashville on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at West End […]

October 15, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

It’s fall, and there’s bluegrass pollen in the air. The awards celebration by Nashville’s […]

October 8, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

One of the coolest things about this week’s collection of country music is its sonic diversity […]

October 1, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

If you ask me, the country-music industry could use a lot more second chances. Take Tim McGraw […]

September 29, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

Tennessee staked another claim as America’s premier music state with the dedication of […]

September 29, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

Priscilla Mitchell, best known for her hit duets with Grand Ole Opry star Roy Drusky, has died […]

September 24, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

I always like it when there are plenty of newcomers in the week’s stack of platters. […]

September 22, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

A Ryman Auditorium memorial service has been set for Grand Ole Opry star George Hamilton IV, who […]

September 18, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

Gospel Music Hall of Fame member Mary Tom Speer Reid died Tuesday in Nashville at age […]