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 Songwriting Great Charlie Black Passes

April 26, 2021/by Robert K Oermann

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Charlie Black died on Friday (April 23) at age 71. Black is […]

April 22, 2021/by Robert K Oermann

Vets and babies coexist in today’s roundup of new country tunes. The Oaks, Lisa Brokop and Keith Burns all […]

April 15, 2021/by Robert K Oermann

Country’s big boys are strutting their stuff in today’s edition of DisClaimer. And at what better time, with […]

April 8, 2021/by Robert K Oermann

Today belongs to country’s newcomers and baby acts. First timers to DisClaimer include John PayCheck, Sydney […]

April 8, 2021/by Robert K Oermann

Bill Owens, best known as the man who launched Dolly Parton’s career, died at age 85 on Wednesday (April 7). He […]

April 5, 2021/by Robert K Oermann

Gene Kennedy, who was best known as the man behind the durable Door Knob Records, has died at age 87. According […]

April 1, 2021/by Robert K Oermann

It’s a country-music Ladies’ Day here at DisClaimer. Women are making a lot of the most interesting music […]

March 25, 2021/by Robert K Oermann

The pickin’s are slim today. There are only five essential listening experiences here […]

March 22, 2021/by Robert K Oermann

Earl “JT” Gray, the owner of Nashville’s world famous bluegrass mecca The Station Inn, died on Saturday […]

March 22, 2021/by Robert K Oermann

Robb Earls, one of the founding figures of Nashville’s new-wave rock scene of the 1980s, has died at […]