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Associated Press - November 9, 2009 3:15 AM ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gospel music singer Bobby Jones has donated an in-kind gift worth an estimated $6 million to Tennessee State University, his alma mater.
Jones has donated approximately 30 years of recordings, as well as exclusive rights, of his performances and television programs he hosted and produced on Black Entertainment Television (BET) cable network.
The university said in a news release that the recordings, which will be used for scholarly research, have been professionally appraised collectively at $6 million. The donation is the largest in-kind gift the university has received to date.
The donated recordings are being preserved and will be housed in the school's library.
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