Soul Queen Sharon Jones On New Year’s Performances
Not far away from New York City’s famous ball dropping ceremony in Times Square, another bombastic New Year’s celebration will occur: Sharon Jones will perform with her band the Dap-Kings at Best Buy Theater. The second of two nights, the performance is likely to be one of the night’s best bets in the city ? the group is recognized as one of the best soul-revival bands working and critically acclaimed for their magical ability to recreate the sound and soul of the 1960’s.
At the beginning of this decade Jones was a Rikers Island prison guard. That all changed after she met bassist Gabriel Roth. The two founded a group called Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings; and today, nearly ten years later, the group has recorded hit records with Amy Winehouse, and Sharon has toured the world with Lou Reed.
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