Died On This Date (May 11, 2008) Dottie Rambo / Popular Southern Gospel Singer
Joyce “Dottie” Rambo
March 2, 1934 – May 11, 2008
Southern Gospel singer Dottie Rambo died May 11, 2008 from injuries sustained when her tour bus ran off the road on her way to a Mother’s Day concert. Rambo, who was elected to both the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame published more than 2500 songs. Elvis Presley and Dolly Parton recorded some of her songs. Rambo was 74 when she died.