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Bobby Jones (born September 18, 1938) 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 as the Ed Sullivan of gospel music. [1]
Being impressed with the sisters, Bobby Jones invited them to sing on his show, and after about a couple of visits, he invited Beverly to join his group, New Life. New Life, were a group of women by the name of Emily Harris, Angela Primm, Nuana Dunlap, Franchine Smith, later Roberta Higgs joined the group and Beverly herself.
Beaver was born in Laramie, Wyoming, the son of Dorothy Adell (née Crawford) and James Norman Beaver, a minister. [2] His father was of English and French heritage; the family name was originally de Beauvoir, and Beaver is a distant cousin of author and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir and Pennsylvania governor General James A. Beaver. [3]
Koya was the only African and opera singer to be featured on BET's gospel series, Bobby Jones Gospel. [6] Koya's non-profit, The Abiodun Koya Foundation, engages in mentorship activities for at-risk children in Nigeria and the US through her Music Literacy Program Initiative. [7]
Bobby Jones Gospel (sometimes called The Bobby Jones Gospel Hour) was a program on BET hosted by Dr. Bobby Jones. The series premiered on January 27, 1980, two days after the network's January 25 launch. Bobby Jones Gospel features performances by gospel music artists. [1] As of August 2015, the series is BET's longest running.
In 2002 Andrews was inducted into the Gospel Hall of Fame. She was a two-time Grammy Award nominee. It was announced prior to her death that Andrews would be honoured with the Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legend Award at the 2013 Stellar Awards. [7] The award ended up being presented posthumously.
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Bobby Jones (saxophonist) (1928–1980), American jazz saxophonist; Bobby Jones (singer) (born 1939), gospel singer; Rob Jones (musician) (1964–1993), bass guitarist in the British band The Wonder Stuff; Robert Hope-Jones (1859–1914), English inventor of the theater organ; Robert Jones (composer) (died 1617), English lutenist and composer