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  1. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings were an American funk and soul band signed to Daptone Records. They were part of a revival movement of mid-1960s to mid-1970s style funk and soul music. They released their debut album Dap Dippin' in 2002, the first of seven studio albums.

    • “100 Days, 100 Nights” – 100 Days, 100 Nights. Much as I love “This Land is Your Land,” we should close with a Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings original. And of all the classics in her discography, there’s nothing more quintessentially Sharon than “100 Days, 100 Nights.”
    • “This Land is Your Land” – Naturally. As a musical style, soul music has always been comfortable with adapting other genres—check out this classic Lee Moses deep soul rendition of The Mamas and Papas “California Dreaming,” which I can never promote enough.
    • “Stranger to My Happiness” – Give the People What They Want. This is just a perfect groove, plain and simple. It’s the kind of song that couldn’t possibly fail to get your toes tapping, highlighted by the Dap-Kings on the honking, driving baritone sax, as well as some very nifty background vocals from Sharon’s longtime backup singers, Saun & Starr, who put out their own very solid debut, Look Closer, back in 2015.
    • “He Said I Can” – Soul Time. I’ve always been amazed that this song wasn’t the lead single of one of Sharon’s albums, and was instead relegated to the UK-released compilation of non-album tracks, Soul Time, because this is the woman’s most virtuosic and powerful vocal performance.
  2. Nov 19, 2016 · Sharon Jones, the fiery soul singer who spent decades in obscurity before becoming a Grammy-nominated soul and funk vocalist with her longtime backing band the Dap-Kings, died on Friday of...

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  3. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings official site features news, tour dates, timeline, FAQ, pictures and store.

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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.

  5. Nov 19, 2016 · Sharon Jones, whose albums and electrifying live performances with her band the Dap-Kings helped lead a soul and funk revival, died Friday at the age of 60 after battling pancreatic cancer.

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  7. Nov 19, 2016 · Soul singer Sharon Jones, lead singer of the group The Dap-Kings, has died, her publicist announced late Friday. She was 60.

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