Kennedy Jones is a native of Terrell, Texas, where he was born and raised, singing since the age of 7 years old. He was voted Most Talented in the class of 1983. Kennedy was awarded a music scholarship to U.S. International University (School of Performing and Visual Arts) in San Diego, Ca. graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A) degree in music, with an emphasis on Vocal Performance. Kennedy is an award-winning vocalist, both locally and nationally. He has opened for, or sang with, some of the biggest names in music, both Gospel and secular, including Pastor Shirley Caesar, Babbie Mason, Barry Manilow, Amy Grant, Bishop Rance Allen, Kirk Franklin and Bishop Jason Nelson, to name a few. He has also traveled abroad extensively ministering the gospel, including Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Lithuania, and most recently, Tokyo Japan in 2015, Uganda Africa in 2017 and Ornskoldsvik, Sweden in 2019 and in January of 2024. Kennedy has 3 recordings to his credit, “Call to Worship”, “Christmas With Kennedy” and recently released “You Are God”. He is married to Marcy and has two daughters, Althea and Alascia. Kennedy recently retired from the Cleveland Police Department (where he held the rank of Sergeant) after serving for 25 years.
In addition to being an accomplished vocalist, Kennedy is also a director and teacher of choirs, a vocal coach, and a workshop clinician. He was flown to Uganda, Africa in 2017 to be the “headliner” in a Praise and Worship conference. On June 27,2023, Kennedy was a featured soloist at the famed Carnegie Hall in New York City as part of their 40th anniversary concert series celebration.