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.

Country Star Margo Smith Passes

January 29, 2024/by Robert K Oermann

Singer Margo Smith, noted for a string of country hits in the 1970s and 1980s, died Tuesday […]

January 26, 2024/by Robert K Oermann

Nothing says “Music City” like the community’s annual Grammy nominee party. The diversity of […]

January 25, 2024/by Robert K Oermann

Our Black country artists have the discs to beat this week. Brittney Spencer, Dalton Dover and Brei […]

January 18, 2024/by Robert K Oermann

Is country music making a comeback in ’24? After years of rock-em, sock-em pop Nashville sounds […]

January 11, 2024/by Robert K Oermann

Vintage artists vie with contemporary country acts today in DISClaimer. Wade Hayes, Sawyer Brown […]

January 9, 2024/by Robert K Oermann

Rockabilly guitar slinger and hit country songwriter Larry Collins passed away last Friday (Jan. 5) […]

January 4, 2024/by Robert K Oermann

Happy New Year from DISClaimer. I can think of no better way to begin 2024 than with an overview […]

December 22, 2023/by Robert K Oermann

As the curtain comes down on 2023, MusicRow gives one last round of applause for the folks in our […]

December 14, 2023/by Robert K Oermann

Happy holidays from DISClaimer. I have your Nashville Christmas playlist right here and ready […]

December 7, 2023/by Robert K Oermann

There are some folk music vibes in this roundup of current country tracks. Matt Schuster, Lizzie […]