If you watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings joined Joan Jett & The Blackhearts as one of the most welcome and unexpected acts to belt out a song from a moving float. Jones’s appearance was a whole lot more impressive, too, when you consider that she’s going throu...

'Give The People What They Want' will come out in January of next year    

Retro-soul force of nature Sharon Jones and her Dap-Kings had planned on releasing their new album Give The People What They Want back in August, but just as things were ramping up, Jones was diagnosed with cancer, and all those plans went on hold. According to a press release, Jones has since undergone a successful [...]

Soul singer underwent surgery to remove a bile duct tumour in June (2013)    

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have just announced that their 2013 tour and album release have been postponed after Sharon Jones was diagnosed with stage-one bile duct cancer