Sharon Jones
Birthday
1956/05/04
Day of death
2016/11/18 (60 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Augusta, Georgia, USA
Also know as
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Biography
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. Born Sharon Lafaye Jones in Augusta, Georgia, she moved to New ...Read more
Acting
(2007) The Great Debaters
as Lila
(2013) The Wolf of Wall Street
as Wedding Singer #1
(2015) Mavis!
as Self
(2017) Living on Soul
as ---
(2013) Queen City
as Sharon LaDay
(2015) Miss Sharon Jones!
as Self
(2010) Death and Taxes
as Self
(2016) Marvel's Luke Cage
as Sharon Jones
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
(2005) The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
(1993) Late Show with David Letterman
as Self
(1993) Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Performer
(2010) Conan
as Self - Musical Guest