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: Country Artist Leon Ashley Passes

October 23, 2013/by Robert K Oermann

Ashley made history in 1967 when he became the first person to have a No. 1 hit with a song he […]

October 23, 2013/by Robert K Oermann

The upstarts rule the roost at DisClaimer today. The new Lady Antebellum single is super. […]

October 16, 2013/by Robert K Oermann

You won’t find a better representation of contemporary song craftsmanship than you will on her […]

October 9, 2013/by Robert K Oermann

The duets by Kenny & Dolly and Keith & Miranda are as good as it gets. Sheryl Crow is back, […]

October 7, 2013/by Robert K Oermann

Aries X. Lincoln, who made his mark as a touring band member and songwriter in Country […]

October 7, 2013/by Robert K Oermann

McCloud died on Sept. 26. His book Definitive Country: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Country […]

October 7, 2013/by Robert K Oermann

Georgia native was a singer, songwriter, ventriloquist, comic, actor, and show business entrepreneur […]

October 2, 2013/by Robert K Oermann

I like any listening session when the stars come out to shine, and we have no shortage of them […]

September 25, 2013/by Robert K Oermann

It’s a girl-power day. Males dominate the releases this week – what else is new? – but the […]

September 23, 2013/by Robert K Oermann

Marvin Rainwater, a country star of the 1950s, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, in Minneapolis, MN. He died of […]