DOTTIE RAMBO’S FINAL INTERVIEW TO BE SEEN ON THE GOSPEL
MUSIC CHANNEL THIS SAT. MAY 17 & MON. MAY 19 Interview
Featured in Faith & Fame: Dottie Rambo, Re-Edited to Reflect
Music Legend’s Passing Last Sunday
ATLANTA, GA May 15, 2008 – The “undisputed queen of southern
gospel music,” Dottie Rambo, was tragically killed last Sun. May 11
when her tour bus ran off a highway near Mount Vernon, Mo. she
was 74
What is believed to be Ms. Rambo’s last public interview will be
seen in the newest episode of Gospel Music Channel (GMC)
television network biography series Faith & Fame, the network
announced today. The original version of Faith & Fame: Dottie
Rambo premiered on GMC on April 26 and has been re-edited as a
tribute to the Gospel music legend and reflects her untimely
passing.
The new version of Faith & Fame: Dottie Rambo will premiere Sat.
May 17 at 2:00 PM (ET) and be seen again in primetime on Mon.
May 19 at 9:00 PM (ET/PT)
Dottie Rambo was interviewed for her Faith & Fame episode on
March 27th, 2008 at NorthStar Studios in Nashville.
Dottie Rambo began writing songs at the age of eight and her
career took off as a teenager as a songwriter and a performer. Her
distinctive voice and affecting delivery won her legions of fans and
her career soared through the early '80s. But health problems arose
and sidelined her for almost two decades.
She returned triumphantly in 2003 with the release of her “Stand By
The River” album; her title track duet with Dolly Parton became a hit
and won accolades. Dottie Rambo also earned a Dove Award for
her song, “I Go to The Rock," sung by Whitney Houston in the
motion picture 'The Preacher's Wife." Others artists who have
recorded her songs include: Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee
Lewis, Barbara Mandrell, Dottie West, Crystal Gayle, Larry Gatlin,
Sandy Patti, Tom T. Hall, Vince Gill, Bill Gaither, Andrae Crouch and
many others.
Among her 2,500 published songs, Dottie Rambo’s biggest hit
was the inspirational 'He Looked Beyond My Fault and Saw My
Need.” Other well-known titles include 'We Shall Behold Him,' 'If
That Isn't Love,' 'The Perfect Rose,' 'Behold The Lamb,' 'Build My
Mansion Next Door To Jesus,' 'To Much To Gain To Los,' 'Remind
Me Dear Lord,' 'Tears Will Never Stain The Streets Of that City,' 'I Will
Glory In The Cross' and 'I've Never Been This Homesick Before.'
Faith & Fame is GMC’s original behind the music biography series
featuring Gospel artists sharing stories of their lives, family, music
and faith. GMC viewers go behind the scenes for a tour of the private
world of Gospel stars as told by the artists themselves.
Gospel Music Channel (http://www.GospelMusicChannel.com) is
the first and only 24/7 television network dedicated to the rich history
and contemporary sounds of Gospel/Christian music and its many
different genres and artists. Gospel Music Channel is the fastest-
growing network in television today and can be seen in nearly 40
million homes on various cable systems around the country and
nationwide on DIRECTV.
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