Dottie Rambo

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Dottie Rambo (born March 2, 1934 in Madisonville , Kentucky as Joyce Reba Lutrell , † May 11, 2008 in Mount Vernon , Missouri ) was an American gospel singer and guitarist . She is one of the most important artists on the gospel scene.

biography

Dottie Rambo began writing her first songs at the age of eight. Her singing talent brought her several appearances in the local churches, at various festivities and on the local radio. She became a born again Christian when she was twelve . Shortly afterwards she left her parents' home and worked as a singer. As part of the gospel trio The Gospel Echoes , she traveled through the southwestern United States. In 1950 she met her future husband Buck Rambo, whom she married at the age of 16. Their daughter Ruby was born two years later.

As a teenager, she was discovered and signed by Jimmie Davis , then governor of Louisiana . Together with her husband and daughter, she founded the gospel trio The Singing Rambos (later: The Rambos ) in the 1960s , which became very successful and toured all over the world. The trio even performed for American troops in Vietnam during the war . In 1969 she won a Grammy for The Soul of Me . In her honor was a separate guitar and guitar amp line of Moserite Guitars designed.

She stayed at the top of the American country and gospel charts in the 1970s . During this time she and her family were the first to play gospel artists behind the Iron Curtain . She was also a popular guest on the records of other stars such as Elvis Presley , Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton .

On the American TV station TBN, she had her own TV show, The Dottie Rambo Magazine, in the 1980s . In 1989 she had to cut back due to health problems. A herniated disc resulted in paralysis of the left leg. In 1994, she also divorced her husband. In 1999, Rambo performed with Whitney Houston when she received the Dove Award . Their song together was used for the soundtrack of the film Rendezvous with an Angel . The soundtrack is considered to be one of the best-selling gospel albums of all time.

In 2000 she received an award for her life's work from the American musicians' association ASCAP . Even in the 21st century she stayed in the music business and toured constantly. The studio albums Stand by the River (2003) and Sheltered (2005) were released. In 2008 she died in a bus accident while she was on her way to a gig. In a career spanning more than 60 years, she has written and recorded 2,500 songs and released over 80 albums. Her legacy lives on in the Rambo Evangelistic Association .

Discography (selection)

  • Dottie Rambo and The Imperials (1965)
  • It's The Soul Of Me / Sings Spirituals (1967)
  • Heart Prints (1972)
  • Love Letters (1977)
  • Makin 'My Own Place (1981)
  • Camp Goolamockee (1989)
  • Hook Line, Subject & Rhyme (1992)
  • Walkin Toward Recovery (1993)
  • Dottie Rambo (1992)
  • Mama's Favorite Hymns (1994)
  • Oil And The Wine (Son of Thunder, Daughter of Light) (1994)
  • Down By The Creek Bank (1996)
  • Stand by the River (2003)
  • We Shall Behold Him (2003)
  • Treasures, Yesterday, Today ... (2005)
  • Sheltered (2005)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Accident report ( Memento from May 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Official biography ( Memento from May 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ obituary BBC.com
  4. ^ Dottie Rambo :: Donations. (No longer available online.) Dottierambo.net, archived from the original on November 3, 2010 ; accessed on May 20, 2013 (English).

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personal data
SURNAME Rambo, Dottie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rambo, Joyce Reba (full name); Lutrell, Joyce Reba (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American gospel singer and guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Madisonville , Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH May 11, 2008
Place of death Mount Vernon , Missouri