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: Songwriters’ Round

November 17, 2016/by Robert K Oermann

Songwriters and artists take a bow in this week’s DISClaimer reviews, with offerings from Rich Price, Jordan Rager,[…]

November 16, 2016/by Robert K Oermann

Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame member Leon Russell passed away on Sunday (Nov. 13) at his Nashville-area […]

November 14, 2016/by Robert K Oermann

Legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has been the subject of many eulogies since his passing […]

November 10, 2016/by Robert K Oermann

Jerry Wayne Flowers, who spent 30 years as a Music Row executive, has died at age 68. Flowers is […]

November 10, 2016/by Robert K Oermann

Considering how good last week’s award show was, I was hoping the country genre would stage a […]

November 3, 2016/by Robert K Oermann

Give me a neo-traditionalist any day of the week. As a songwriter, Jamie Richards has had […]

October 6, 2016/by Robert K Oermann

I love listening sessions like this, where new sounds pop up moment after moment. Therefore, […]

October 4, 2016/by Robert K Oermann

Nashville singer-songwriter Kacey Jones passed away on Thursday (Sept. 1). She was 66 years old. […]

September 29, 2016/by Robert K Oermann

Today’s listening session is the way things ought to be, split almost evenly between male and female […]

September 27, 2016/by Robert K Oermann

Honky-tonk siren, independent-female country pioneer, Grand Ole Opry matriarch and Country Music […]