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Bobby Jones (singer)
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Dr. Bobby Jones (born September 18, 1939) is a famous gospel leader and singer from Nashville, Tennessee. Born in Henry, Tennessee, Jones is host and executive producer of cable television's only national gospel program, Bobby Jones Gospel. He has produced programs for BET since 1980, which figure prominently in the Sunday programming on that channel. He also hosts Bobby Jones Gospel Countdown, a two-hour weekend gospel countdown show heard on American Urban Radio Networks and Bobby Jones Radio Show, heard on Sheridan Gospel Network.
He has won a Grammy Award in 1984 in the Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group category together with Barbara Mandrell for I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today.
In addition to his work for BET, Jones produced and hosted a similar half-hour program for WDCN-TV (now WNPT), Nashville's public television outlet, during the early 1980s. The show was seen early Saturday evenings.
He is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
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| NAME | Jones, Bobby |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jones, Bobby, Dr. |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Henry, Tennessee |
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