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Bobby Jones | |
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| Born | September 18, 1939 Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Christian: Urban contemporary Gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Singer Radio host Television host |
Bobby Jones (born September 18, 1939, in Henry, Tennessee, United States) is an American Gospel music singer television host, and radio broadcaster from Nashville, Tennessee and the host and executive producer of several cable television gospel music programs including the former Bobby Jones Gospel.
Jones is referred to[by whom?] as the Ed Sullivan of gospel music. He has given numerous gospel stars a platform to showcase their talents and has many trophies racked up at his Nashville home for his contributions to music.[1] Bobby Jones Gospel was canceled and went off the air in 2015.
On radio, he is the host of The Bobby Jones Radio Show, a daily one-hour music program distributed by American Urban Radio Networks.[2] Previously, he hosted the weekly Bobby Jones Gospel Countdown which ran for more than a decade via AURN.
- ^ "The Indelible Career Of Gospel Innovator Dr. Bobby Jones". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "The Bobby Jones Radio Show". AURN.com. AURN. Retrieved 30 June 2022.