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Sharon Jones' final album released; Dap-Kings to perform on Jimmy Fallon in her honor

Sharon Jones' voice is heard again. Photo: Jacob Blickenstaff

Credit: Jacob Blickenstaff

Credit: Jacob Blickenstaff

Sharon Jones' voice is heard again. Photo: Jacob Blickenstaff
By Melissa Ruggieri
Nov 17, 2017
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Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Almost exactly a year to the day of her death, Sharon Jones’ voice is being heard again.

“Soul of a Woman,” the final studio album from Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, is available today on Daptone Records.

The 11-track collection was recorded before Jones’ passing from pancreatic cancer and spotlights the ferocity and intensity of her voice leading to her final days.

To celebrate the Augusta-born Jones’ life and spirit, the Dap-Kings will perform a tribute to her tonight (Nov. 17) on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

To stream or buy "Soul of a Woman," head here for digital and physical copies .

Watch Jones and the band perform “Call on God.”

Soul of a Woman Tracklist:

  1. Matter of Time
  2. Sail On!
  3. Just Give Me Your Time
  4. Come and Be a Winner
  5. Rumors
  6. Pass Me By
  7. Searching for a New Day
  8. These Tears (No Longer for You)
  9. When I Saw Your Face
  10. Girl! (You Got to Forgive Him)
  11. Call on God

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Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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