A musical tribute to blues singer Nina Simone, featuring Terri Lynn Washington and Sharon Jones is taking place at the Beehive Jazz Club at 541 Tremont Street in Boston's South End on Wednesday, ...

Sharon Jones met her hero. It was in 1999, when she interviewed for a job at the Defense Information Systems Agency. Fast-forward 18 years, and Jones recently was honored with an award named for the ...

Sharon Jones, the lead singer of the Dap-Kings, died on Friday. She was 60 years old. According to her official website, Jones passed away from her battle against pancreatic cancer. "We are deeply ...

Daptone Records turns 20 this year, and in honor of the anniversary, the label will release The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live at the Apollo, a 3xLP set of performances recorded at the iconic Harlem ...

Daptone Records has announced the 20th-anniversary remastering of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings’ pinnacle album, Naturally. Due on Friday, May 2, 2025, the late Jones’ birthday, the forthcoming ...

Soul and funk singer Sharon Jones, who toiled in anonymity for years before finding stardom with her backing band the Dap-Kings, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, the group announced on ...

KCRW DJ Novena Carmel shares the powerful 2014 MBE session with Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. At the time, Sharon was recovering from chemotherapy and delivered an inspiring and courageous performance ...

Sharon Jones may no longer be with us, but her legacy continues to endure in the form of posthumous releases. Daptone Records released a new Dusty Springfield cover from the upcoming Sharon Jones & ...

The director of 'Miss Sharon Jones!' shares memories of the singer's indomitable and occasionally mischievous spirit — and how she was humming, if not singing, even to the end. By Chris Willman, ...

This post is in partnership with Consequence of Sound, an online music publication devoted to the ever growing and always thriving worldwide music scene. I’ll never forget the night I saw Sharon Jones ...

Bands that knowingly nod to the past can often come across as precious, acting as much like librarians as musicians — a trait that never creeps into the mix for long-running Brooklyn soul-funk ...

A hard-touring, Brooklyn-based funk/soul band, The Dap-Kings mixes percussion, trumpets, guitars, organs and bass, but its key ingredient is the incredibly soulful voice of Sharon Jones. The group ...