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.

Songwriting Titan Dallas Frazier Dies

January 16, 2022/by Robert K Oermann

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Dallas Frazier has passed away at age 82. Regarded as one […]

January 15, 2022/by Robert K Oermann

Country Music Hall of Fame member Ralph Emery died on Saturday, Jan. 15 at age 88. He was country […]

January 13, 2022/by Robert K Oermann

Fully half of today’s tunes in DISClaimer feature vocals by country females. Surely, this is some kind […]

January 6, 2022/by Robert K Oermann

We start the New Year off right here at DISClaimer. Vying for our first 2022 Disc of the Day winner […]

December 29, 2021/by Robert K Oermann

Grammy Award winning Bluegrass Hall of Fame member J.D. Crowe died Friday (Dec. 24) in Lexington […]

December 23, 2021/by Robert K Oermann

“Go rest high on that mountain” we sing in Vince Gill’s enduring funeral anthem, and that’s the sentiment […]

December 23, 2021/by Robert K Oermann

Our emphasis today is on original holiday songs from Nashville. No standards. No sing-alongs. No familiar […]

December 17, 2021/by Robert K Oermann

She remains best known as the mother of Rock and Country Hall of Fame members The Everly Brothers […]

December 16, 2021/by Robert K Oermann

As usual at this time of year, the country stars are out in full force with holiday music. This genre […]

December 15, 2021/by Robert K Oermann

Manager, promoter, author, TV producer, speaker and humanitarian Ken Kragen died in L.A. on Tuesday […]