Sharon Jones has two memorial services next week in Brooklyn and Georgia. The soul singer passed on November 18th after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. The first service is Wednesday, December 14th at Brown Memorial Baptist church in Brooklyn at 6:30PM. Jones was born in Augusta, Georgia and herContinue Reading
Sharon Jones, the lead singer for the Dap-Kings, passed today at age 60 after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Jones was unique for starting her career at a time when the music industry put artists in a graveyard for their age, and then later being recognized by that sameContinue Reading
[youtube id=”t7eNSgCQzCI”] Miss Sharon Jones! is a documentary about Sharon Jones of the Dap-Kings directed by Barbara Kopple. The film follows Jones around in 2013 after she is diagnosed with cancer and after the release of the band’s fifth album, Give The People What They Want. Kopple and Jones giveContinue Reading