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Sharon Jones
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Person · Female · singer

Sharon Jones

Born 4 May 1956Died 18 Nov 2016United States5 albums

American soul funk singer from NYC

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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.

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People

Member of

Sharon Jones and the Dap‐Kingseponymous · ?–2016

Songs written

  1. I Learned the Hard Waywriter2010 · 18 releases
  2. Tell Mewriter2007 · 15 releases
  3. If You Callwriter2010 · 13 releases
  4. Mama Don't Like My Manwriter2010 · 13 releases
  5. I'll Still Be Truewriter2010 · 12 releases
  6. Ain’t No Chimneys in the Projectswriter2009 · 11 releases
  7. Better Thingswriter2010 · 11 releases
  8. Give It Backwriter2010 · 11 releases
  9. Moneywriter2010 · 11 releases
  10. She Ain’t a Child No Morewriter2010 · 9 releases
  11. The Game Gets Oldwriter2010 · 9 releases
  12. Without a Heartwriter2010 · 9 releases
  13. Call On Godcomposer, lyricist2017 · 2 releases
  14. I'm Gonna Get Yacomposer1999 · 1 releases

Songs recorded

  1. Got to Be a Love (Paul Nice remix)4 versions
  2. The Way We Lived4 versions
  3. The Way We Lived (Benji remix)3 versions
  4. This Land Is Your Land3 versions
  5. Bump N Touch (Part 1)2 versions
  6. Damn It’s Hot (Part 1)2 versions
  7. Damn It’s Hot (Part 2)2 versions
  8. How Long Do I Have to Wait for You?2 versions
  9. The Way We Lived (instrumental version)2 versions
  10. This Land Is Our Land2 versions
  11. 100 Days, 100 Nights
  12. A Love Bizarre
  13. Ain’t No Chimneys in the Project
  14. Baby (You've Got What It takes)
  15. Come On & Save Me
  16. Damn It’s Hot, Part 1
  17. Damn It’s Hot, Part 2
  18. Got to Be Love
  19. Got to Be a Love
  20. Got to Be the Way It Is
  21. Gotta Thing on My Mind
  22. Gotta’ Stand for Something
  23. Hook and Sing Meets the Funky Superfly (Part 1)
  24. Hook n Sling Meets the Funky Superfly (Part 1)
  25. How Long Do I Have To Wait For You ?
  26. How Long Do I Have to Dub for You? (vocal)
  27. How Long Do I Have to Wait for You
  28. How Long Do I Have to Wait for You (Ticklah remix)
  29. How Long Do I Have to Wait for You? (Ticklah remix)
  30. How Long Do I Have to Wait for You? (radio edit)
  31. How Long Do I Have to Wait for You? (vocal)
  32. I Got the Feeling
  33. I'm Gonna Get Ya (K Hand mix)
  34. I'm Gonna Get Ya (Kenny Dixon Jr. mix)
  35. I'm Gonna Get Ya (full vocal)
  36. In the Basement
  37. Isn't Funny
  38. It's Tight Like That
  39. Just a Friend
  40. Makin Whoopee
  41. Making Love
  42. Messin’ Up
  43. My Soul Is a Witness
  44. Representing Memphis
  45. Stranded in Your Love
  46. Strandeed in Your Love
  47. That's What My Baby Likes
  48. The Hard Way (COPYCATT Remix)
  49. The Way We Lived (Benji Blow remix)
  50. Up Above My Head
  51. We Shall Not Be Moved
  52. What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes
  53. Wild About That Thing
  54. You Better Thing Twice
  55. You Better Think Twice
  56. You Can't Hurry Love

Albums

Damn It’s Hot
Damn It’s HotSharon Jones · 1996
I'm Gonna Get Ya!
I'm Gonna Get Ya!Sharon Jones · 1999
How Long Do I Have to Wait for You? / How Long Do I Have to Dub for You?
How Long Do I Have to Wait for You? / How Long Do I Have to Dub for You?Sharon Jones · 2008
Representing Memphis
Representing MemphisBooker T. Jones feat. Matt Berninger & Sharon Jones · 2011
The Hard Way (COPYCATT Remix)
The Hard Way (COPYCATT Remix)Sharon Jones and The Dap‐Kings · 2020

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