Author Archive: Robert K. Oermann

Robert K. Oermann is a longtime contributor to MusicRow. He is a respected music critic, author and historian.

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Music City Center Has ‘Wow’ Factor

The staff is capable of preparing 22,000 meals a day. The core menu has 290 items on it [...]

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DISClaimer: Trace Adkins Towers Above Them All

Plus, Billy Ray and Miley have company. Hailing from Kentucky is Bobby Cyrus, who earns a DisCovery Award [...]
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Hometown Honor For Nashville Jazz Great

Beegie Adair returns to her hometown with honors this weekend. The veteran Nashville pianist, session musician [...]

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Nashville Schools Make History

Pearl-Cohn High is the first school in America with a state-of-the-art recording studio and a student-run record label [...]

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DISClaimer: Don’t Complain That Authentic Country Singers Can’t Be Found

I direct your attention to Chris Young. He is country, and he is great [...]
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DISClaimer: A Stack Of Worthy Work

We have no superstar product this week, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty of fine listening [...]
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DISClaimer: Summer’s Comin’

This week, country artists must be feeling those summer breezes in the air, [...]
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Canada’s Rita MacNeil Passes

During her career, she recorded 24 albums, had more than a dozen hits, starred in a [...]

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Gospel Great George Beverly Shea Passes

Known as “America’s beloved gospel singer” and/or “the first international singing [...]

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DISClaimer: A Changing Of The Guard

I think we’re in the midst of a changing of the guard. On the recent ACM telecast, only Strait and Reba remained from the [...]
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DISClaimer: The Americana Scene

We’re going for gender equality this week. Here are five guys and five gals who help to make the current Americana scene [...]
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Music Filmmaker Les Blank Passes

Blank was notable for his interest in American roots music [...]

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