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 ...

Barbara Kopple’s Miss Sharon Jones! tells the kind of true story that makes you want to kick creation itself square in the crotch. Here’s that firecracker soul singer, nearing her 60s, her boogie ...

During the final weeks of Sharon Jones’ life, and her prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer, she suffered a stroke while watching the presidential election, her bandmates said. Suggested Reading ...

The album kicks off in a manner that might confuse the odd traditionalist with “8 Days (of Hanukkah)” – a suitably funky take on the Festival of Lights. Similarly, “Ain’t no Chimneys in the Projects” ...

Sharon Jones and her all star band were so tight this morning, we were all in awe watching them work up a funk/soul masterpiece at such an early hour. The interview is also a hoot, as Sharon talks ...

Soul dynamo Sharon Jones died on Friday after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer, according to a post on an official Facebook page. She was 60. The born singer, who ignited every stage her ...

On this edition of Sounds Eclectic, host Nic Harcourt plays new, upcoming and recent releases from Kate Nash, Cat Power, and the latest from the B-52’s Plus a live in-studio performance from Sharon ...