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.

LifeNotes: Billy Adair

February 19, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

As an instrumentalist, Billy Adair was noted as a founding member of the big bands The Establishment […]

February 19, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

Rolling out the red carpet for our broadcasting visitors this week are a Country Music Hall of […]

February 12, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

That leaves us with the disc which is offering something that’s always reliable, a grand vocalist […]

February 10, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

Country Radio Disc Jockey Hall of Fame member Smokey Smith was buried Sunday (Feb. 9) in […]

February 10, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

The Rev. Morgan Babb, a fixture of African-American radio in Music City for more than 50 years […]

February 5, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

The Disc of the Day prize goes to Hunter Hayes for a message song with melody in spades. This […]

January 30, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

Veteran country-music manager, talent agent and song publisher noted for his long-time association with Willie Nelson […]

January 29, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

It’s all stars, no waiting, in this week’s Country column. Most of them are in peak performance […]

January 15, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

Hard Working Americans earned Disc of the Day and The Wild Feathers flew away with the DisCovery Award […]

January 8, 2014/by Robert K Oermann

Happy New Year. For the first time in history, I believe, the first “DisClaimer” column of the […]