Robert Oermann - Judge

***John*** · 03-04-2003, 11:37 AM

As one of the judges for Nashville Star, Robert Oermann will utilize his vast knowledge of country music to spot the best voices and songs in the competition. Oermann toured the country with the other Nashville Star judges to cull the 12 best aspiring talents, and will continue to use his critical eye to spot just which one of the finalists has the right mix of raw talent and potential to be declared USA Network’s first Nashville Star.

Dubbed "The Dean of Nashville’s music writers," Oermann is a multimedia figure in Music City. Already a TV personality, he is seen regularly on the CMT series Inside Fame and on A&E’s Biography. He is the Editor-at-Large of Country Music magazine, a weekly columnist for the trade publication Music Row, and has been published in more than 100 other national magazines.

Oermann has previously served a writer/producer for television, having worked on such scripts as the America’s Music documentary (TBS, 1996), The Women of Country (CBS, 1993), The Video Session series (TNN, 1993-95), the national "Country Rocks the Vote" PSA campaign (1996), The 75th Anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry (CBS, 2000) and television specials for stars including Vince Gill, Conway Twitty, Billy Ray Cyrus and Dolly Parton. For the past two years, Oermann has scripted the Hall of Fame segments on the nationally telecast CMA Awards (CBS).

Oermann’s seven books to date include the award-winning Finding Her Voice (Crown, 1993/Henry Holt, 1995), A Century of Country (TV Books/Harper Collins, 1999) and Little Miss Dynamite (Hyperion, 2002), the autobiography of new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Brenda Lee. (To purchase any of Robert Oermann's books, visit Amazon.com.) More than 75 record albums contain liner notes penned by Oermann, including the current multi-million selling soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? In addition, Oermann has produced more than a dozen historical re-issue recordings.

Oermann was a 2000-01 consultant to the National Endowment for the Arts, and serves on the boards of Leadership Music, the Recording Academy (NARAS) and the Nashville Songwriters Foundation. He also serves as the chairman of the country committee for the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, and serves on the Hall of Fame committee for the Country Music Association (CMA). In addition, he has been selected for the 2003 class of the prestigious Leadership Nashville.

Oermann’s honors include receiving the 2000 President’s Award from the Recording Academy and winning the 1999 and 2001 Nashville Scene Reader’s Poll as Music City’s favorite feature writer. Oermann also won a 1996 Nashville Music Award, the 1994 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award, and the 1988 CMA Media Achievement Award.

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Paulie · 03-17-2003, 12:50 PM

He's gushy. Hardly ever has anything negative to say. Not sure if that's good "judge" material or not. At least the performers can count on something positive to build on when they're done.

Zhora · 03-18-2003, 04:48 PM

Oh, I don't know - he had some pretty harsh zingers in the first show. I don't think any of the finalists are going to get really negative feedback from Robert simply because he seems to like them all. I don't think he would hold back negative comments, (if their performance tanked), just to spare their feelings though.

Paulie · 03-18-2003, 08:21 PM

I must've missed his zingers. He's mostly just beaming at his 12 teacher's pets and drooling on himself.

Zhora · 03-18-2003, 08:32 PM

11 pets. He didn't have anything nice to say about Anne Louise. He thought she furthered the ruin of a perfectly good Warren Zevon song.

OK. I'll grant you the gushy if you take back the drool. He's a dweeb, not a lecher.

Paulie · 03-19-2003, 02:45 AM

I meant dweeby drool, not lecherous drool. He's drooling excitedly at their efforts, not their bodies, unlike Charlie.

Zhora · 03-24-2003, 02:59 PM

I get more and more uncomfortable with his comments each week. He should stick to actual commentary instead of trying to throw out one-liners. He fumbles over his words and fails miserably. I hate getting embarrassed for people.

Paulie · 03-24-2003, 03:03 PM

Yeah, he's a treat. He busts out with so many dumb comments. Then he sits there and laughs nervously because he knows he said something ridiculous.

Paulie · 03-30-2003, 01:35 PM

The perils of the live show.

Mr. Eager Beaver squeezed a pretty fair-sized obscenity by the censors right before Brandi erupted into tears.

Eden · 03-30-2003, 02:33 PM

oooooooh! I missed it. What did he say????

He's starting to get on my nerves. He's got that bad Simon Cowell attitude of criticizing a performance simply because it's a song he doesn't happen to like.

I love you, Simon!! Really I do. But sometimes ......

03-04-2003, 11:37 AM	#1
*John* The race is back! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: On the mat Age: 39 Posts: 40,432	Robert Oermann - Judge As one of the judges for Nashville Star, Robert Oermann will utilize his vast knowledge of country music to spot the best voices and songs in the competition. Oermann toured the country with the other Nashville Star judges to cull the 12 best aspiring talents, and will continue to use his critical eye to spot just which one of the finalists has the right mix of raw talent and potential to be declared USA Network’s first Nashville Star. Dubbed "The Dean of Nashville’s music writers," Oermann is a multimedia figure in Music City. Already a TV personality, he is seen regularly on the CMT series Inside Fame and on A&E’s Biography. He is the Editor-at-Large of Country Music magazine, a weekly columnist for the trade publication Music Row, and has been published in more than 100 other national magazines. Oermann has previously served a writer/producer for television, having worked on such scripts as the America’s Music documentary (TBS, 1996), The Women of Country (CBS, 1993), The Video Session series (TNN, 1993-95), the national "Country Rocks the Vote" PSA campaign (1996), The 75th Anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry (CBS, 2000) and television specials for stars including Vince Gill, Conway Twitty, Billy Ray Cyrus and Dolly Parton. For the past two years, Oermann has scripted the Hall of Fame segments on the nationally telecast CMA Awards (CBS). Oermann’s seven books to date include the award-winning Finding Her Voice (Crown, 1993/Henry Holt, 1995), A Century of Country (TV Books/Harper Collins, 1999) and Little Miss Dynamite (Hyperion, 2002), the autobiography of new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Brenda Lee. (To purchase any of Robert Oermann's books, visit Amazon.com.) More than 75 record albums contain liner notes penned by Oermann, including the current multi-million selling soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? In addition, Oermann has produced more than a dozen historical re-issue recordings. Oermann was a 2000-01 consultant to the National Endowment for the Arts, and serves on the boards of Leadership Music, the Recording Academy (NARAS) and the Nashville Songwriters Foundation. He also serves as the chairman of the country committee for the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, and serves on the Hall of Fame committee for the Country Music Association (CMA). In addition, he has been selected for the 2003 class of the prestigious Leadership Nashville. Oermann’s honors include receiving the 2000 President’s Award from the Recording Academy and winning the 1999 and 2001 Nashville Scene Reader’s Poll as Music City’s favorite feature writer. Oermann also won a 1996 Nashville Music Award, the 1994 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award, and the 1988 CMA Media Achievement Award.

03-17-2003, 12:50 PM	#2
Paulie Sexy evil genius Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not the regular cabana boy Age: 39 Posts: 11,787	He's gushy. Hardly ever has anything negative to say. Not sure if that's good "judge" material or not. At least the performers can count on something positive to build on when they're done. __________________ When you're ten years old and a car drives by and splashes a puddle of water all over you, it's hard to decide if you should go to school like that or try to go home and change and probably be late. So while he was trying to decide, I drove by and splashed him again. - Jack Handey Read Paulie's Precaps for Survivor:Vanuatu: 1-2-3-4-5

03-18-2003, 04:48 PM	#3
Zhora Smiling again... Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Back in the city Yippee! Posts: 3,704	Oh, I don't know - he had some pretty harsh zingers in the first show. I don't think any of the finalists are going to get really negative feedback from Robert simply because he seems to like them all. I don't think he would hold back negative comments, (if their performance tanked), just to spare their feelings though. __________________ I’m haunted a little this evening by feelings that have no vocabulary and events that should be explained in dimensions of lint rather than words. -Richard Brautigan

03-18-2003, 08:21 PM	#4
Paulie Sexy evil genius Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not the regular cabana boy Age: 39 Posts: 11,787	I must've missed his zingers. He's mostly just beaming at his 12 teacher's pets and drooling on himself. __________________ When you're ten years old and a car drives by and splashes a puddle of water all over you, it's hard to decide if you should go to school like that or try to go home and change and probably be late. So while he was trying to decide, I drove by and splashed him again. - Jack Handey Read Paulie's Precaps for Survivor:Vanuatu: 1-2-3-4-5

03-18-2003, 08:32 PM	#5
Zhora Smiling again... Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Back in the city Yippee! Posts: 3,704	11 pets. He didn't have anything nice to say about Anne Louise. He thought she furthered the ruin of a perfectly good Warren Zevon song. OK. I'll grant you the gushy if you take back the drool. He's a dweeb, not a lecher. __________________ I’m haunted a little this evening by feelings that have no vocabulary and events that should be explained in dimensions of lint rather than words. -Richard Brautigan

03-19-2003, 02:45 AM	#6
Paulie Sexy evil genius Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not the regular cabana boy Age: 39 Posts: 11,787	I meant dweeby drool, not lecherous drool. He's drooling excitedly at their efforts, not their bodies, unlike Charlie. __________________ When you're ten years old and a car drives by and splashes a puddle of water all over you, it's hard to decide if you should go to school like that or try to go home and change and probably be late. So while he was trying to decide, I drove by and splashed him again. - Jack Handey Read Paulie's Precaps for Survivor:Vanuatu: 1-2-3-4-5

03-24-2003, 02:59 PM	#7
Zhora Smiling again... Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Back in the city Yippee! Posts: 3,704	I get more and more uncomfortable with his comments each week. He should stick to actual commentary instead of trying to throw out one-liners. He fumbles over his words and fails miserably. I hate getting embarrassed for people. __________________ I’m haunted a little this evening by feelings that have no vocabulary and events that should be explained in dimensions of lint rather than words. -Richard Brautigan

03-24-2003, 03:03 PM	#8
Paulie Sexy evil genius Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not the regular cabana boy Age: 39 Posts: 11,787	Yeah, he's a treat. He busts out with so many dumb comments. Then he sits there and laughs nervously because he knows he said something ridiculous. __________________ When you're ten years old and a car drives by and splashes a puddle of water all over you, it's hard to decide if you should go to school like that or try to go home and change and probably be late. So while he was trying to decide, I drove by and splashed him again. - Jack Handey Read Paulie's Precaps for Survivor:Vanuatu: 1-2-3-4-5

03-30-2003, 01:35 PM	#9
Paulie Sexy evil genius Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not the regular cabana boy Age: 39 Posts: 11,787	The perils of the live show. Mr. Eager Beaver squeezed a pretty fair-sized obscenity by the censors right before Brandi erupted into tears. __________________ When you're ten years old and a car drives by and splashes a puddle of water all over you, it's hard to decide if you should go to school like that or try to go home and change and probably be late. So while he was trying to decide, I drove by and splashed him again. - Jack Handey Read Paulie's Precaps for Survivor:Vanuatu: 1-2-3-4-5

03-30-2003, 02:33 PM	#10
Eden Sleeping with George W Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dallas Posts: 869	oooooooh! I missed it. What did he say???? He's starting to get on my nerves. He's got that bad Simon Cowell attitude of criticizing a performance simply because it's a song he doesn't happen to like. I love you, Simon!! Really I do. But sometimes ......