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.

CMA’s Jo Walker-Meador Passes

August 16, 2017/by Robert K Oermann

Country Music Hall of Fame member Jo Walker-Meador passed away on Tuesday evening (Aug. 15), following a […]

August 10, 2017/by Robert K Oermann

Variety is the spice of life. This week’s country offerings range from over-produced, slick Nashville items […]

August 8, 2017/by Robert K Oermann

Superstar Glen Campbell’s ordeal with Alzheimer’s disease has ended. The Country Music Hall of Fame […]

August 3, 2017/by Robert K Oermann

The superstars are in short supply this week. Fortunately, Florida Georgia Line’s new single is so strong […]

July 31, 2017/by Robert K Oermann

Widely loved music-industry veteran Tammy Brown has passed away following a decade-long battle with cancer […]

July 27, 2017/by Robert K Oermann

The guys have it. All of our contenders for this week’s Disc of the Day come from solo male […]

July 27, 2017/by Robert K Oermann

Nashville singer-songwriter Michael Johnson died at age 72 while in hospice care in Minneapolis on Tuesday […]

July 26, 2017/by Robert K Oermann

The Nashville music community lost one of its most gifted and diverse contributors with the death of […]

July 24, 2017/by Robert K Oermann

Robert Gene “Red” West was an actor, a bodyguard, a hit songwriter, a karate instructor, an author, a […]

July 20, 2017/by Robert K Oermann

Sometimes when you explore the landscape of indie releases, you find gems — and then there are […]