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Sharon Jones
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Sharon Jones
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1956-05-04,Augusta - Georgia - USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Born Sharon Lafaye Jones in Augusta, Georgia, she moved to New York City at an early age. With a gifted voice, performing gospel songs in Church, since childhood, she has only recently received acclaim by the public and her peers in the areas of Soul, Funk and Rhythm and Blues. Until the late 90s she was still employed at her "day Job" as a Correction Officer at NYC's Rikers Island. Initially a backup session singer, she impressed Record Executives and - Producers Gabriel Roth and Philip Lehman, when she was the only one to show up for a recording session, and demonstrated her ability to sing on several different backup tracks. "Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings" were formed In 2002. They were comprised of Sharon Jones backed by members from three bands.From "The Soul Providers", Bosco Mann on bass, guitarist Binky Griptite, percussionist Fernando Velez, trumpet player Anda Szilagyi and organist Earl Maxton. They were joined by "The Mighty Imperials"s saxophonist Leon Michels and drummer Homer Steinweiss plus Neal Sugarman from "Sugarman 3". As "Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings", the band has released several critically acclaimed albums including "Naturally" (2005) and "I Learned the Hard Way (2010). A milestone in her career occurred in 2007 when she appeared in the film, "The Great Debaters", where she played "Lila" and sang "That's What My Baby Likes". Additioanlly, in the film's soundtrack, Sharon performs the Gospel classics "Up Above My Head" and "Two Wings". This film appearance along with the soundtrack music introduced Sharon to a much larger audience. Her subsequent TV appearances with The Dap Kings include a spirited mini concert on "Austin City Limits"(2008), as well as appearances on "Late Night With David Letterman" (2010) and "The Conan O'Brien Show" on TBS (2010).

Filmography

The Great Debaters

7.251

The Great Debaters
2007-12-25

The Wolf of Wall Street

8.028

The Wolf of Wall Street
2013-12-25

6.9

Mavis!
2015-03-15

6

Living On Soul
2017-10-23

6

Queen City
2013-04-20

Miss Sharon Jones!

7.1

Miss Sharon Jones!
2015-09-11

Death and Taxes

0

Death and Taxes
2010-01-01

Keeping Up with the Joneses

6.096

Keeping Up with the Joneses
2016-10-20

Collateral Beauty

7.221

Collateral Beauty
2016-12-15

6.283

Ava
2017-06-21

A Bad Moms Christmas

6.3

A Bad Moms Christmas
2017-08-04

Knock Down the House

7.205

Knock Down the House
2019-01-27

6.75

Herself
2020-11-26

7.004

The High Note
2020-06-10

8.107

Soul
2020-12-25

Marvel's Luke Cage

6.9

Marvel's Luke Cage
2016-09-30

Saturday Night Live

6.97

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

6.75

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005-01-03

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

Late Show with David Letterman

6.372

Late Show with David Letterman
1993-08-30

Late Show with David Letterman

6.372

Late Show with David Letterman
1993-08-30

7.093

Conan
2010-11-08

7.093

Conan
2010-11-08

7.6

Burger Quiz
2001-08-27

6

ADULTS
2019-03-15

7.579

Magnum P.I.
2018-09-24

7.902

Titans
2018-10-12