Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are a funk/soul band. They are signed to Daptone Records, where the dap-kings are the house band. They are widely thought to be spearheads of a revivalist movement that aims to capture the essence of funk/soul music as it was at its height in the mid-1960s to mid-1970s. Part of the way this is achieved is to shun modern digital recording methods in favour of using traditional analogue recording equipment. The type of instruments used by the band may also be considered limited to those that would have been available up until the mid seventies.

Sharon Jones was born Sheron Lafaye Jones in Augusta, Georgia on May 4th 1956. Her mother moved to Brooklyn soon thereafter, however Jones was sent down south for a few months every year to stay with her family. As a child, she and her brothers would imitate the songs and dances of James Brown, who shared their hometown. Like many rhythm and blues entertainers, she began performing in church at a very young age. As a teenager in the early nineteen seventies, she began singing outside of the church in talent shows and with local funk groups. Later she would make her living with a combination of sporadic session work as a mostly anonymous voice on various dance records (sometimes credited as Lafaye Jones), singing with wedding bands, and a handful of day jobs which included stints as both a prison guard at New York’s notorious Riker’s Island, and an armored car guard for Wells Fargo Bank. In 1996 she was called in to sing back-up at a Desco Records studio session for 70’s soul legend Lee Fields.

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don_funk wrote:
October 2009

Rezension aud deutsch: http://taki183.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/sharon-jones-the-dap-kings-100-days-100-nights/

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generation_y wrote:
September 2009

Sharon Jones. Marry me. Dap Kings. Marry me.

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TJass wrote:
August 2009

<3 <3 <3

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echouno wrote:
August 2009

Si señor, blus poder. ME late este GROOOOOOVE... AFRO

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battleaxed wrote:
August 2009

I like how they use old school recording equipment/instruments. Definitely adds character to their sound. Perfect vocals too. Would love to see them live.

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Dr_Wally wrote:
June 2009

Had a cocktail party the other night and this music was perfect!

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HuskerDuMaur wrote:
June 2009

saw 'em at the new orleans jazz festival and they SMOKED THE PLACE UP AND DOWN. sharon's like a new age mahalia jackson hyped up on james brown's swagger... or sugar, whatever's your preference

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marimor85 wrote:
June 2009

Soul with some funk to it........just what I needed=)

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wheelman3000 wrote:
June 2009

sooo fuunky

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DrHarry wrote:
June 2009

Long Live R&B!

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blowcarrot wrote:
May 2009

damnnn good!

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EmpressEricka wrote:
April 2009

i love you guys so much. so much.

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rushobject wrote:
April 2009

sharon..!and the boys aweesome!! have a great tour..

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Ishtarpitbull wrote:
March 2009

this track cooks.

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funkndroids wrote:
February 2009

Awesome stuff... was at the Friday the 13th show Times Square.... Awesome!

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Moshcam wrote:
February 2009

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings in Sydney live concert video: http://www.moshcam.com/?#?page=player&type=gig&id=454

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LuluCatz25 wrote:
February 2009

great live show. they keep it full of energy and sharon is a doll!

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fiacrackaBANG wrote:
January 2009

last night @ the warfield rocked! Be Easy was my highlight... this awesome 12 year-old boy got up there and did the robot with Sharon and she gave him some words of advice for when he's older and dating women.

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redd0g wrote:
January 2009

saw her just recently at the falls festival in tasmania, australia! and wow she really got the crowd going! thats some funky soul music right there! loved it actually

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mrmuju wrote:
December 2008

soul legends :)

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