Sharon Jones
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Sharon Lafaye Jones (May 4, 1956 – November 18, 2016) was an American soul and funk singer. She was the lead singer of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, a soul and funk band based in Brooklyn, New York. Jones experienced breakthrough success relatively late in life, releasing her first record when she was 40 years old. In 2014, Jones was nominated for her first Grammy, in the category Best R&B Album, for ''Give the People What They Want.''
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1by Robert L. Sautter, Sharon Jones, Daniel I. Weber, William D. LeBar, Daniel F. Heitjan, Mary Magdalene C. Kopreski, Frederick D. CurcioGet full text
Published 1994-01-01
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2by Oliver Richards, Cerys Jenkins, Helena Griffiths, Edyta Paczkowska, Peter R. Dunstan, Sharon Jones, Margery Morgan, Tanya Thomas, Jayne Bowden, Annettee Nakimuli, Manju Nair, Catherine A. ThorntonGet full text
Published 2021-01-01
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