NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP):

Gospel music singer, Bobby Jones, has donated an estimated US$6 million worth of recordings to Tennessee State University, his alma mater.

Jones has given about 30 years worth of recordings, along with exclusive rights, of his performances and the television programmes he hosted and produced on Black Entertainment Television cable network to the university.

The university said in a statement that the recordings have been professionally appraised at US$6 million and will be used for scholarly research. The donation is the largest in-kind gift the university has ever received.

The donated recordings are being preserved and will be housed in the school's library.