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 Songwriter Eddie Setser Passes

February 3, 2020/by Robert K Oermann

Eddie Setser, one of Music City’s top songwriters of the 1980s, died last week in Kentucky at age 77 […]

January 30, 2020/by Robert K Oermann

The decisions were made before I ever typed a word. All I had to see in my listening stack was […]

January 19, 2020/by Robert K Oermann

Nashville songwriting great David Olney died on stage at a festival in Florida on Saturday […]

January 16, 2020/by Robert K Oermann

This day belongs to country’s new breed. Jordan Davis, Brandon Lay, Logan Mize and Filmore […]

January 9, 2020/by Robert K Oermann

Happy New Year, country-music fans. Today, we have all kinds of contemporary country sounds, […]

December 20, 2019/by Robert K Oermann

It’s hard to say goodbye, but each year we have to offer “hail and farewell” to some of our most […]

December 20, 2019/by Robert K Oermann

Country music wears its heart on its sleeve all year long, so the sentimentality of […]

December 19, 2019/by Robert K Oermann

You just can’t beat Music City when it comes to Christmas records. This community has given […]

December 16, 2019/by Robert K Oermann

Country, pop and rockabilly singer-songwriter Jack Scott has died at age 83. Long a cult favorite among record collectors, […]

December 12, 2019/by Robert K Oermann

Old friends are the best friends. At least that’s what this listening session feels like. […]