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Robert Jones
Trinity House Theatre
Livonia, MI
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Robert Jones
Reverend Robert Jones, Sr. is a singer, storyteller and self taught multi-instrumentalist. He uses folk, blues, spirituals and other American Roots music to champion the beauty and power of our shared culture.  A lifelong Detroiter, Rev. Jones has been performing professionally for nearly 30 years for festivals, schools, civil rights organizations and churches.

Robert B. Jones has more than twenty-five years of experience as a performer, musician, storyteller, radio producer/host and music educator. He has opened for and played with some of the finest musicians in the world.  Still, Robert considers his greatest honor to be his call to the gospel of ministry.

Jones was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1956.  His father was from West Pointe, Mississippi and his mother hailed from Conecuh County, Alabama.  Consequently, Robert grew up in Detroit in a very Southern household.  Early on Robert Jones fell under the influence of his maternal grandmother's record collection.  He grew up listening to and loving a wide variety of music, especially the blues.

By the age of 17 Robert had already amassed a record collection of early blues and begun to teach himself guitar and harmonica.  By his mid twenties Robert was hosting an award winning radio show on WDET-FM, Detroit called "Blues From The Lowlands".  Concentrating primarily on traditional acoustic blues, Robert started performing at some of Detroit's best music venues including the Soup Kitchen Saloon, The Ark and Sully's.  Those early venues however led to a touring career that included the Chicago Blues Festival, King Biscuit Blues Festival, Helena, AK, Duluth Blues Festival and tours throughout Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.

On a personal level, in 1985 Robert met Bernice Banks at the Sweet Kingdom Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit.  In October of 1986 they were married and they have been happily coupled every since.

Influenced by legendary bluesman Willie Dixon, Robert developed an educational program called, "Blues For Schools".   This program has literally taken him into classrooms all over the country, and for approximately the next 15 years Robert polished his craft as both as a performer and a music educator.

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Trinity House Theatre (View)
38840 West Six Mile
Livonia, MI 48152
United States
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Categories

Music > All Ages
Music > Americana
Music > Blues
Music > Folk
Music > Singer/Songwriter

Kid Friendly: Yes!
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: No

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Owner: Trinity House Theatre
On BPT Since: Jul 05, 2015
 
Trinity House Theatre
www.trinityhousetheatre.or...


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