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Updated: 1:44 PM May 12, 2008
UPDATE: Gospel legend Dottie Rambo killed in accident
Gospel music legend Dottie Rambo, 74 was killed early Sunday morning in a bus accident. Posted: 2:01 PM May 11, 2008Reporter: Nick Bona Email Address: Nick.Bona@wvlt-tv.com |
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KNOXVILLE (WVLT) – KNOXVILLE (WVLT) – Gospel music legend Dottie Rambo, 74 was killed early Sunday morning when her tour bus ran off the road in southwest Missouri and struck an embankment.
Rambo played a show Saturday evening in Granite City, Illinois, and was headed to play a Sunday night show in North Richland Hills, Texas when the wreck occurred a couple miles east of Mount Vernon on I-44.
Representatives from her recording label confirmed to WVLT that the Kentucky native was asleep at the time of the accident, and her manager Larry Ferguson was on the bus along with his wife and two children.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a total of seven people were on the bus and injured in the accident. They were all hospitalized in Springfield with injuries ranging from moderate to severe.
Dottie Rambo was regarded as a legend throughout the musical community. She was born in the western Kentucky coal mining town of Madisonville and began singing when she was 12 years old.
She has published more than 2,500 songs, including “We Shall Behold Him,” “Holy Spirit Though Art Welcome (In the Place),” and “I Go to the Rock.”
She was awarded the 1968 Grammy for Best Soul Gospel Performance for “The Soul of Me.”
In 2006, Former Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher approved Rambo’s induction into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, and she was made a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007.
Upon learning of her death, Dolly Parton issued a release calling Dottie, “a dear friend, fellow singer, songwriter and entertainer, and lately duet singing partner.”
Doug Hutchison, who is the son of current Mulls Singing Convention host Charlotte Mull Hutchison and grandson of Rev. J. Bazzel Mull said Dottie devoted herself to music and the lord.
“She was in Illinois last night and headed to Texas for another concert today,” he said. “It's hard to be sad for Dottie, because we know where she is.”
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Dottie's music has been a tremendous blessing to me.God's grace is sufficient for us during these sad times.Let's just rest in Him.My prayers are with you Reba,and the whole family.God bless all who love her music.We are kindred spirits. Thank You Lord,for writers and singers like Dottie.God Bless
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Now she sings for God above. I hope someday I can join her chorus in heaven!
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dottie was a very good song writer i listen to her songs many times and she has brought tears to my eyes many times i loved her music she was a women of god and a poet i all ways love you dottie rambo
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