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.

Nashville Soul Great Deborah McCrary Passes

June 2, 2022 in Obituary /by Robert K Oermann

Deborah McCrary of the acclaimed soul/gospel/Americana group The McCrary Sisters, has passed away […]

June is Pride Month, and for the first time in its history, country music can fully participate. If […]

Noted as one of the most prominent musical arrangers in the history of Nashville music, Bill Walker […]

Different is good. I like it that there are so many quirky, left-field tracks in today’s edition of […]

May 25, 2022 in Obituary /by Robert K Oermann

Hotshot guitar picker Thom Bresh, who scored a top 10 country hit with 1976’s “Home Made Love,” has […]

Tempo rules today in DISClaimer. It sounds like the country acts are gearing up for summertime by […]

It’s all country stars, no waiting, in this edition of DisClaimer. Darius Rucker, Kane Brown and […]

May 10, 2022 in Obituary /by Robert K Oermann

Jane Dowden Grams, a major figure in transforming Nashville into a center for television production […]

May 6, 2022 in Reviews /by Robert K Oermann

Some of the brightest names in Americana music have new sounds to delight your ears. Steve Earle, Old […]

Nashville producer/director Bayron Binkley died at age 89 on Monday (April 25). Known as “Bink,” he […]