by James Hales | Dec 14, 2022 | LP Review, Reviews
Sporting a beautiful picture of the Rambos overlooking a gorgeous valley below, 1969 brought us “This is My Valley”, which was another highly popular and successful album by the group. This album was released with a “gatefold” cover, meaning it opened like a book and...
by James Hales | Dec 7, 2022 | LP Review, Reviews
With the huge success of “The Soul Singing Rambos”, it was almost imperative that a new album be released as soon as possible. In fact, they released 3 more albums in 1968; Dottie’s Grammy Award winning solo album, “It’s the Soul of Me”, Reba’s premier solo album, “On...
by James Hales | Nov 30, 2022 | LP Review, Reviews
1968 was an interesting time. We were engaged in conflict in Vietnam, civil unrest was wreaking havoc across the nation, the Beatles iconic “White Album” was released and the Rambos came out with one of their biggest selling albums, “The Soul Singing Rambos”. It was a...
by James Hales | Nov 22, 2022 | LP Review, Reviews
“Gospel Ballads” was one of the first records I ever heard by the Rambos, and I was completely enamored with this album as a kid, and it’s one of my all-time favorite Rambo recordings. Filled with wonderful and lush orchestrations, it’s simply a beautifully done...
by James Hales | Nov 16, 2022 | LP Review, Reviews
After an eventful and whirlwind first year under the Benson umbrella, things seemed to have settled down by 1966, when the Rambos recorded their “Come Spring” album. This was the first album by the group that featured strings. By this point, Dottie had released 2 solo...
by James Hales | Nov 9, 2022 | LP Review, Reviews
After 2 moderately successful albums with Warner Brothers, the group signed a recording and publishing agreement with the Benson Company and Heartwarming Records. 1965 was an exciting and unique year for the Gospel Echoes, as within the span of a year, Heartwarming...
