Dottie Rambo died early Sunday morning when her bus ran off the road and hit an embankment. I never met Dottie, but I’ve met her daughter, Reba and her grand kids, Destiny and Israel.
She’s a close friend of my friend, Mark Lowry, and she was Vestal Goodman’s best friend. I wish I could be in heaven right now because I can only imagine the duets.
We’ve lost a lot of Southern Gospel greats in the past few months. This one is hard because it was an accident. Dottie was extremely sick for many years, but for the past few years, she’s been healthy and touring. For some reason, this one has hit me the hardest.
Dottie wrote a number of Gospel hits including We Shall Behold Him and He Looked Beyond My Faults and Saw My Needs. Her song, I Go the the Rock was influenced by Black Gospel, and it was the first song that thrilled me as a kid.
Here’s Dottie singing about what I imagine her doing right now.
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Another legend is gone. We are losing more southern gospel than we are replacing… What foresight Bill G. had to start (for many years now) recording all the SG before they are gone.
Neal why don’t you post the new southern gospel groups that interest you.
@Randy - I really don’t like much new music. I like the old songs. I like old Black Gospel and Southern Gospel that is produced by Bill Gaither.
I love the Crabb Family. I guess that’s the only group that would be considered new.
I didn’t know you loved Southern Gospel! Lots to learn! I grew up as a Minister of Music’s daughter and I can remember, at 4 years old, singing in church with my Dad with the old Gaither songs. I love SG music…and even more love watching the Reunions on TV…it really takes me back to my childhood. We did, indeed, lose a legend in SG music. So sad…
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