The Legacy of Buck and Dottie Rambo: The inspiring story of the family that changed the direction of gospel music

by Buck Rambo, Bob Terrell (Collaborator)

Biography of legendary gospel singers. Dottie Rambo is considered by many to be one of gospel music's all-time great songwriters.

Genres: Music, Biography, Christian, Nonfiction

192 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are a fan of the Singing Rambo's you must read this book. Also if you grew up pentecostal it's a must read.

[LoveAGoodBook · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don’t think this is written well, but I truly enjoyed learning more of the history of gospel music and the church.

[``Laurie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dottie Rambo, born Joyce Reba Luttrell, in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky in 1934 had to leave home while still a child when her Cherokee Indian father threw her out of their home when she became a Christian.

The Christian community took Dottie into their homes and she soon began singing and writing Gospel music. Young Dottie married Buck Rambo while still a young teen and they soon became popular in their local music community.

Dottie was an absolutely beautiful (half) Cherokee American and that certainly didn't hurt her popularity. In their early years they joined music caravans which travelled from city to city in the South playing at city auditoriums and selling their albums during intermission.
They travelled and rested during the day and their programs would begin at midnight and last until 4:00 a.m. That had to be rough road to follow!

I remember as a child we would go to the Memphis Coliseum to watch and sing all night long. I never could stay awake until 4:00 and my parents had to carry me out to the car when the program ended.
How exhausting it must have been for the Singing Rambo's to load up their cars and travel to the next city to perform.

Elvis Presley was another music loving Memphian who attended the shows as well.

Dottie Rambo (along with her husband and teen daughter, Reba) was the favorite act, such a magnetic performer. Her testimonies brought many people to the Christian faith.

[Connie Mckissack · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's unfortunate that along with the special parts of this legacy wasn't commingled with the real parts. Anyone who has watched the last three in depth interviews and some comments made by Dottie in her later years can't help but feel a certain white wash across these words. I did find some gems - like the hosiery inserts being used for lyric notes. This is not a tell all.

[Kristy · Rating 1 out of 5]

I remember reading this as a kid just because I was bored and it was sitting on the bookshelf. I suppose if I had been a fan of their music, I would have liked the book.