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.

ACM Honors Show Shines With Stars

August 24, 2017/by Robert K Oermann

This year’s Academy of Country Music “Honors” event was the most star-studded in the organization’s […]

August 23, 2017/by Robert K Oermann

Longtime RCA Records sales executive Dave Wheeler died Saturday, Aug. 19, at age 83. He helped shape […]

August 21, 2017/by Robert K Oermann

Singer, songwriter, producer, instrumentalist, bandleader, businessman and entertainer […]

August 21, 2017/by Robert K Oermann

Sun Records artist Sonny Burgess, one of the last of the original rockabilly stylists, has died at age 88. Burgess passed […]

August 17, 2017/by Robert K Oermann

It’s independents’ day. The major country music record labels all seem to be missing in […]

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 […]