Soul Sides — My readers know how much I respected Sharon Jones and adored the music her and the Dap-Kings recorded. I can’t say her death last Friday was a shock – we all knew her cancer had come back and was very aggressive – but it felt unbearably crue... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Also: Read what Anohni (aka Antony Hegarty) said in her eulogy to Sharon. Continue reading… more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Sharon Jones symbolized endurance. The endurance of an old-fashioned style as music changed around it. The endurance of ambition despite the record industry’s neglect. And the endurance of a body that withstood disease until Friday, when Jones... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Sharon Jones symbolized endurance. The endurance of an old-fashioned style as music changed around it. The endurance of ambition despite the record industry’s neglect. And the endurance of a body that withstood disease until Friday, when Jones... more info

Consequence of Sound — R&B singer lost her ability to speak, but she kept on singing up until the moment of her death. more info

Stereogum — Sharon Jones, vocalist of the retro-soul institution Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, passed away on Friday after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer. And in a new interview with The Los Angeles Times, her bandmate Gabriel Roth reveals that she su... more info

Uncut — The soul singer has died, aged 60 Photo by Paul McGeiver The soul singer has died, aged 60 The post Tributes paid to Sharon Jones appeared first on Uncut. more info

JamBase — Soul singer Sharon Jones kept singing to the end after suffering the first of multiple strokes while watching election results come in. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Soul singer Sharon Jones, who died Friday at age 60 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, didn’t find commercial success until she was well into her 40s. When she did, it was through her work with her longtime band the Dap-Kings. TheyÂÂ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Soul singer Sharon Jones, who died Friday at age 60 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, didn’t find commercial success until she was well into her 40s. When she did, it was through her work with her longtime band the Dap-Kings. TheyÂÂ... more info