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Born Sharon Lafaye Jones in Augusta, Georgia, she moved to New York City at an early age. With a gifted voice, performing gospel songs in Church, since childhood, she has only recently received acclaim by the public and her peers in the areas of Soul, Funk and Rhythm and Blues. Until the late 1990s she was still employed at her "day Job" as a Correction Officer at NYC's Rikers Island. Initially a backup session singer, she impressed Record Executives and - Producers Gabriel Roth and Philip Lehman, when she was the only one to show up for a recording session, and demonstrated her ability to sing on several different backup tracks. "Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings" were formed In 2002. They were comprised of Sharon Jones backed by members from three bands.From "The Soul Providers", Bosco Mann on bass, guitarist Binky Griptite, percussionist Fernando Velez, trumpet player Anda Szilagyi and organist Earl Maxton. They were joined by "The Mighty Imperials"s saxophonist Leon Michels and drummer Homer Steinweiss plus Neal Sugarman from "Sugarman 3". As "Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings", the band has released several critically acclaimed albums including "Naturally" (2005) and "I Learned the Hard Way (2010). A milestone in her career occurred in 2007 when she appeared in the film, "The Great Debaters", where she played "Lila" and sang "That's What My Baby Likes". Additioanlly, in the film's soundtrack, Sharon performs the Gospel classics "Up Above My Head" and "Two Wings". This film appearance along with the soundtrack music introduced Sharon to a much larger audience. Her subsequent TV appearances with The Dap Kings include a spirited mini concert on "Austin City Limits"(2008), as well as appearances on "Late Night With David Letterman" (2010) and "The Conan O'Brien Show" on TBS (2010).

Sharon Jones at an event for The Great Debaters (2007)

Diagnosed with stage-1 bile duct cancer [June 3, 2013].

Member of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm2936487/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">The Dap-Kings</a>.

Sister of Dora Jones, Charles, Ike, Willa, and Henry Jones.

Daughter of Ella Mae Price Jones, and Charlie Jones.

She was cremated at Neptune Society in Paramus, New Jersey. Her ashes were sprinkled around the Tranquility Garden of Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

She was born at University Hospital (present-day Piedmont Augusta).

Her family hosted memorial services for her. The first service was on December 14, 2016 at Brown Memorial Baptist Church in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, New York. The second service was at Imperial Theater in Augusta, Georgia three days later.

Her family hosted two memorial services for her. The first service was on December 14, 2016 at Brown Memorial Baptist Church in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, New York. The second service was at Imperial Theater in Augusta, Georgia three days later.

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