The Indelible Career Of Gospel Innovator Dr. Bobby Jones
The choirmaster is known as the "Ed Sullivan of gospel" and has helped launch the careers of artists like Kirk Franklin and Yolanda Adams.
by Jewly Hight
Mar 19, 2018
2 minutes
Singer and bandleader Dr. Bobby Jones is known affectionately as the Ed Sullivan of gospel music. Jones has helped to launch the careers of many gospel stars and his Nashville home is lined with trophies for his contributions to music. But despite the enormous impact he's had in the gospel music world, Jones hails from humble beginnings.
Growing up in a rural Tennessee farming community, Jones sang
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