Sharon Jones | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Sharon Lafaye Jones |
Also known as | Lafaye Jones |
Born | Augusta, Georgia, U.S. | May 4, 1956
Origin | New York City, U.S. |
Died | November 18, 2016 Cooperstown, New York, U.S. | (aged 60)
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Vocalist |
Years active | 1996–2016 |
Labels | Daptone Records |
Website | SharonJonesAndTheDapKings.com |
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.[1]
Jones died on November 18, 2016 in Cooperstown, New York of complications from pancreatic cancer, aged 60.[2][3]