Sharon Jones wasn’t supposed to happen. She’d tried. She’d tried again and again. As a teenager, she’d sung at talent shows around New York City, where she’d grown up in desperate poverty. She’d sung backup on other people’s records. She’d done everything you can do to break into the vampiric music business, and it wasn’t […]
Stereogum — Sharon Jones wasn’t supposed to happen. She’d tried. She’d tried again and again. As a teenager, she’d sung at talent shows around New York City, where she’d gr... more info