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Sharon Jones

1956 - 2016

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Sharon Lafaye Jones (May 4, 1956 – November 18, 2016) was an American soul and funk singer. She was the lead singer of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, a soul and funk band based in Brooklyn, New York. Jones experienced breakthrough success relatively late in life, releasing her first record when she was 40 years old. In 2014, Jones was nominated for her first Grammy, in the category Best R&B Album, for Give the People What They Want. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sharon Jones is the 1,002nd most popular singer (up from 2,424th in 2019), the 5,638th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,151st in 2019) and the 286th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sharon Jones ranks 1,002 out of 4,381. Before her are Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Keith Urban, Sinn Sisamouth, Julien Clerc, Fayza Ahmed, and Mango. After her are Prodigy, Mathé Altéry, Tammy Wynette, Dimash Kudaibergen, Viorica Ursuleac, and Éva Marton.

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Among people born in 1956, Sharon Jones ranks 226. Before her are Paul Cook, Victor Pițurcă, Laura Morante, Michael Angelo Batio, Masafumi Yokoyama, and Paulo Autuori. After her are Carlo Urbani, Peter Šťastný, Nathan Lane, Martin Jol, Mark Rolston, and Meral Akşener. Among people deceased in 2016, Sharon Jones ranks 264. Before her are Ann Morgan Guilbert, Ernst Neizvestny, Pete Burns, Signe Toly Anderson, Edmonde Charles-Roux, and Paul Kantner. After her are Vladimir Zeldin, Jon Polito, Ioannis Grivas, Lupita Tovar, Leonid Zhabotinsky, and Lúcio Lara.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sharon Jones ranks 5,638 out of 20,380. Before her are Sacheen Littlefeather (1946), Jim Rathmann (1928), K Callan (1936), Bobby Jones (1951), Sally Hemings (1773), and James J. Corbett (1866). After her are Anthony Mackie (1978), Elizabeth Olsen (1989), Prodigy (1974), Friz Freleng (1906), Louise Dresser (1878), and Asia Carrera (1973).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Sharon Jones ranks 286. Before her are Patti LaBelle (1944), Jakob Dylan (1969), Vince Neil (1961), E-40 (1967), Signe Toly Anderson (1941), and Marilyn Horne (1934). After her are Prodigy (1974), Tammy Wynette (1942), Loretta Lynn (1932), Rosa Ponselle (1897), Anita O'Day (1919), and Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893).

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