[1] 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.
[4] Previously, he hosted the weekly Bobby Jones Gospel Countdown which ran for more than a decade via AURN.
[6] His shows figure prominently in the channel's Sunday lineup, consistently ranking in the Top 5 of overall BET weekly programming.
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.
Other artists featured have included Albertina Walker, Patti LaBelle, Dorothy Norwood, and Helen Baylor.
In 2000, his memoir, Make A Joyful Noise (St. Martins Press) included chapters about his tiff with the Winans family and his personal conversations with the Rev.
[8] In 1984, he won a Grammy Award for the Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group with Barbara Mandrell for "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today.