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.

DISClaimer: Luke Combs Tops New Tracks

October 17, 2019/by Robert K Oermann

It’s Diversity Day here at DISClaimer. I have always said that country music is a bigger tent […]

October 15, 2019/by Robert K Oermann

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame member Dallas Harms died last weekend […]

October 10, 2019/by Robert K Oermann

There’s an awful lot of pop music being marketed as “country” in today’s listening session. But there are roses among […]

October 3, 2019/by Robert K Oermann

It’s Duo Day here at DisClaimer. This week is a bountiful harvest of collaborations […]

September 26, 2019/by Robert K Oermann

This is bluegrass-music week. What’s that you say? You don’t hear much bluegrass in the clubs […]

September 19, 2019/by Robert K Oermann

As we continue to slog through the dog days of summer (even though it’s September), country music […]

September 12, 2019/by Robert K Oermann

It’s Americana week here in Guitar Town, and there’s non-stop music in nightspots […]

September 6, 2019/by Robert K Oermann

Is it just me or is the country industry in the midst of a huge, new-talent drive? There are […]

September 4, 2019/by Robert K Oermann

Longtime Nashville booking agent and artist manager Keith Case died Tuesday […]

August 29, 2019/by Robert K Oermann

Everybody is batting a thousand today. Knock-it-out-of-the-park entries by Eric Church, Luke Combs, Cam, […]