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Rev. Robert Jones, Sr. is an African American storyteller & musician celebrating the history, humor & power of American Roots music. He is a native of Detroit, Michigan. He has educated & performed in a wide variety of settings from schools & colleges to churches, prisons, union halls & civil rights organizations.

He has often performed & done educational programs with Matt Watroba. They co-founded the Detroit non-profit Common Chords ("Working to Tear Down the Walls that Divide Us").

Songs recorded or performed

Could You Love Me?
Did You Hear John Hurt? RA: Sing p. 245
Sowing on the Mountain RA: Gospel p. 117
Stewball RUS: America p. 4
Walk On
We Shall Overcome RUS: Freedom p. 63