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.

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July 7, 2022/by Robert K Oermann

Why must hip-hop invade every genre of music? The style is omnipresent in R&B, pop and even Latin, and […]

July 7, 2022/by Robert K Oermann

Music Row veteran Bil VornDick died on Tuesday (July 5) at age 72, less than a week after he’d been […]

June 30, 2022/by Robert K Oermann

”Summertime, and the livin’ is easy.” With apologies to the Gershwins and Porgy & Bess, the country […]

June 23, 2022/by Robert K Oermann

Some days everything is perfectly obvious. With a new tune by Luke Combs in the mix, is there any […]

June 23, 2022/by Robert K Oermann

The iconic Flora-Bama nightclub on the Gulf Coast will host a Celebration of Life on Sunday (June 26) […]

June 16, 2022/by Robert K Oermann

Sunday is Father’s Day, and the country acts are making sure you don’t forget it. Greg Freeman, Tyler […]

June 10, 2022/by Robert K Oermann

Longtime Nashville music executive Al Cooley died on Thursday (June 9) at age 76. He is perhaps […]

June 10, 2022/by Robert K Oermann

Award-winning Nashville songwriter Hal Bynum died June 2 at age 87. He is best-known as the co-writer […]

June 9, 2022/by Robert K Oermann

Today’s DISClaimer is a ringing reminder of how meaningful country music can be when it is at its best […]

June 8, 2022/by Robert K Oermann

Nashville pop star Jim Seals died on Monday (June 6) at age 80. He was famed as half of the 1970s pop […]