Biographical Sketch of Buck Rambo
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Biographical Sketch Of Buck Rambo Buck Rambo’s career spans 60 years and includes many Today Buck is retired and living in Franklin, TN. He accolades including numerous GRAMMY and Dove spends most of his time visiting hospitals, nursing Award nominations. He became a Christian in 1949, homes and praying for the sick. He tours occasionally went into full-time ministry in 1954, and in 1960, he with Rambo McGuire and is a featured soloist on their started a Gospel singing group, The Gospel Echoes, projects, Rambo Classics and Dove-Award winning which later became The Singing Rambos with daughter Grassroots Rambos. Reba and her mother Dottie. He was one of the first Board members for the Gospel Music Association and a founding father of the Gospel Music Hall Of Fame. In Awards and Achievements the early ‘60s, Buck was a member of the Board of 2012 Southern Gospel Music Association HOF Directors for the National Quartet Convention. In 1964, Hall Of Fame Induction Buck sang for over a million people at the first Buck Rambo Washington For Jesus Rally. He is author of the book, The Legacy of the Rambos, and was on the first Gaither 2012 Dove Award Homecoming video. Bluegrass Album Of The Year Rambo McGuire ~ Grassroots Rambos The Rambos were asked to go to the Strategic Air Command Bases in 1966 and on a six- week tour of our 2009 Honorary Elder northern outposts in Greenland, Newfoundland, Apostolic Lighthouse Church Labrador, and Iceland entertaining the United States Buck Rambo troops. In February of 1967, because of the tremendous response to the Arctic Tour, they 2002 Certificate of Ordination – Shepherding Pastor embarked on a six-week tour to Vietnam to sing for the The River At Music City Church military forces there. This was a life-changing Buck Rambo experience for The Singing Rambos. They also participated in concert tours for the military several 2001 Gospel Music Hall Of Fame Induction times in Europe and ministered in over 16 different The Rambos countries doing live concerts and television, including a Buck Rambo, Dottie Rambo, Reba Rambo-McGuire concert with the Holland Symphony where they sang for 350,000 people. 2001 Certificate Of Ordination Ministerial Association Of Jesus Christ, Inc. In 1968, The Singing Rambos began working in Buck Rambo television. They were a huge part of the early beginnings of the 700 Club, PTL Network, TBN 1979 Colonel, Aide de Camp, Governor’s Staff Network, and the Gospel Singing Jubilee – a weekly State Of Tennessee, Governor Lamar Alexander television show featuring popular Gospel singing Buck Rambo groups of that era. 1971 Commissioned A Kentucky Colonel Because of their television exposure and Gospel radio State Of Kentucky, Governor Louie B. Nelson DJs who played The Rambos’ music, they were Buck Rambo catapulted in the record industry. With over 70 releases/projects, The Rambos became a 1954 Certificate Of Ordination household name in America, Central America, Walnut Grove Church Bahamas, and Europe. Buck Rambo After The Singing Rambos disbanded in about 1994, CONTACT Buck continued to travel and minister with his wife, PO Box 680215 Mae, for the next several years doing concerts in Franklin, TN 37068 only churches and as a missionary in many countries, 615.673.2657 with his latest trip being to Costa Rica in 1999. [email protected] .