and helped others live beyond a dream. >> welcome to bobby jones gospel. >> kelly: dr. bby jones is known as mr. gospel. for 31 years, he presented a weekly television show that promotes this unique musical genre. it's the longest running show in cable television history, a mainstay on bet, but played a larger role in exposing the greatness of african-american culture and its contribution to the world. >> i tried to take it through the experiences i've had, and that to bring about rye inspect bobby's career has taken it far beyond his child. growing up in a rural town in tennessee and parents encountered problems that could have prevented bobby from exceeding. >> my father was an alcoholic. and that time in a segregated society and my mother was, a little more well off, but-- and yeah, i ended up guiding their lives. >> kelly: bobby always dreamed of doing something great in music. and to make that dream a reality he knew he needed a solid education. he excelled academically, graduating from high school at 15, at tennessee state university at 19. >> and the education, bu