| LC control no. | no2005027110 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.J7588 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Jones, Sharon, 1956-2016 |
| Variant(s) | Jones, Sharon, vocalist Jones, Sheron Lafaye, 1956-2016 Lafaye, Miss, 1956-2016 Miss Lafaye, 1956-2016 Jones, Lafaye, 1956-2016 |
| Ending date | 2016-11-18 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | North Augusta (S.C.) Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.) |
| Birth date | 1956-05-04 |
| Place of birth | Augusta (Ga.) |
| Place of death | Cooperstown (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Rhythm and blues music Soul music Funk (Music) |
| Affiliation | Dap-Kings (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Rhythm and blues musicians Soul musicians Funk musicians |
| Found in | Spike's choice [SR] 1998: label (Sharon Jones) All music guide WWW site, Mar. 15, 2005 (Sharon Jones; b. 1958, Augusta, GA [article says b. 1956]; R&B singer; recorded dance records under the alias Miss Lafaye) All music guide WWW site, Nov. 11, 2009 (Sharon Jones; b. 1958, Augusta, GA) Daptone Records WWW site, Nov. 11, 2009 (Sharon Jones; b. Sheron Lafaye Jones, May 4, 1956, Augusta, Ga.) Int. ww in pop. mus., 10th, 17th eds. (Jones, Sharon; b. Sheron Lafaye Jones, May 4, 1956, Augusta, Ga.; American soul singer) AllMusic, June 10, 2016 (Sharon Jones; born May 4, 1956, Augusta, GA; R&B singer) Wikipedia, June 10, 2016 (Sharon Jones; born Sharon Lafaye Jones, May 4, 1956, North Augusta, South Carolina; American soul/funk singer; lead singer of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings; grew up in Brooklyn, New York; also lived in Queens; also known as Lafaye Jones) New York times WWW site, viewed Nov. 21, 2016 (in obituary published Nov. 19: Sharon Jones; b. Sharon Lafaye Jones, May 4, 1956, Augusta, Ga.; spent her first years living across the state line in North Augusta, S.C.; in 1960, moved with her family to Brooklyn, growing up in Bedford-Stuyvesant; d. Friday [Nov. 18, 2016], Cooperstown, N.Y., aged 60; powerhouse soul singer with a gritty voice, fast feet, and indomitable energy; backed by the Dap-Kings, the revivalist New York City R&B band that supplied her songs as she sparked their career) |
| Not found in | Int. ww in mus. Vol. 2, Pop. mus., 3rd ed.; Int. ww in pop. mus., 4th-6th eds.; Enc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed. |
| Associated language | eng |
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