Sharon Jones  

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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. In 2014, Jones was nominated for her first Grammy, in the category Best R&B Album, for Give the People What They Want.

Discography

With the Dap-Kings

• Dap Dippin' with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (2002)
• Naturally (2005)
• 100 Days, 100 Nights (2007)
• I Learned the Hard Way (2010)
• Soul Time! (compilation) (2011)
• Give the People What They Want (2014)
• It's a Holiday Soul Party (2015)
• Soul of a Woman (2017)

As solo artist

Singles

• "Damn It's Hot" (Desco, 1996)
• "Bump N Touch Part 1" / "Hook N Sling Meets The Funky Superfly" (Desco, 1997)
• "You Better Think Twice" / "I Got The Feeling" (Desco, 1998)
• "I'm Gonna Get Ya!" (Pandemonium, 1999)

As featured artist

• The Soul Providers featuring Lee Fields – "The Landlord" from Gimme The Paw ...And Eleven Other Funky Favorites (1997); vocals
• Norma Jean Bell – "Yes I Am (I'm Gonna Get You)" from Come Into My Room (2001)
• Greyboy – "Got To Be A Love," "Gotta' Stand For Something" & " Everyday Problem" from Soul Mosaic (Ubiquity, 2004)
• Los Walkysons – "Do The Crank / I Idolize You" feat. Sharon Jones (2006)
• They Might Be Giants – "Withered Hope" from The Else (2007)
• Wax Tailor – "The Way We Lived" feat. Sharon Jones from Hope & Sorrow (Decon, 2007)
• Greyboy – "Got To Be A Love" feat. Sharon Jones from 15 Years Of West Coast Cool (2008)
• Lucky Peterson – "Will The Circle Be Unbroken?" from Organ Soul Sessions: The Music Is The Magic (Universal Jazz France, 2009)
• David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – "Dancing Together" from Here Lies Love (2010)
• Booker T. Jones – "Representing Memphis" feat. Matt Berninger & Sharon Jones from The Road From Memphis (ANTI, 2011)
• Steve Cropper – "Come On & Save Me" and "Messin' Up" feat. Sharon Jones from Dedicated: A Salute To The 5 Royales (429 Records, 2011)
• Joe Jackson – "I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues / Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me" from The Duke (Ear Music, 2012)
• E.L. Fields Gospel Wonders – "Heaven Bound" (Daptone, 2017)

Other credits

• Gangsters – Heat I (1981); backing vocals
• Ivy – Ivy II (1986); vocals
• Lee Fields – "Let Man Do What He Wana Do" / "Steamtrain" (Desco, 1996); backing vocals
• TriSpirit – "Rejoice" feat. Tonni Smith (2003); backing vocals
• New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble – Skaleidoscope (2005); vocals
• Rufus Wainwright – "Release The Stars" from Release The Stars (Geffen, 2007); backing vocals
• Lou Reed – Berlin: Live At St. Ann's Warehouse (2008); backing vocals
• Naomi Shelton and The Gospel Queens – What Have You Done, My Brother? (Daptone, 2009); backing vocals
• The Gaslight Anthem – "Stray Paper" from Get Hurt (2014); backing vocals