Remembering the amazing Sharon Jones on her birthday

Remembering soul great Sharon Jones with a few electrifying performances with the Dap-Kings you may have missed. 

Remembering soul great Sharon Jones on her birthday

Here's some great footage of Sharon Jones performing with the Dap-Kings at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem. 

Daptone issues 20th anniversary 2LP edition of Sharon Jones' Naturally album

The 2005 release of Sharon Jones’ Naturally was a pivotal moment in the history of soul music. The album has sold over 200,000 copies, with hit singles “How Long Do I Have to Wait” and “This Land is Your Land” streaming in the hundreds of millions—staggering figures for a wholly independent release. It was also the genesis for the Dap-Kings’ collaboration with Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse, the fruits of which having a lasting, indelible influence on soul, R&B and pop music in general. 

Up to this point, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings had yet to reach an audience outside of dingy, hole-in-the-wall clubs, dive bars, and underground DJ parties, attended by only the most in-the-know. This was the scene where the band began to flourish, developing the sound that would forever alter the musical landscape and set a lofty new bar for what could be considered real-deal soul music. 

Recording for Naturally began in 2004 and holds the distinction of being the first Daptone session at the renowned "House of Soul”—a recording studio handbuilt by Sharon and the rest of the Daptone family in a two story rental in Bushwick, Brooklyn. (Sharon famously tackled much of the electrical wiring herself.) 

Around this time, the Dap-Kings were really coming into their own as a band. With years of relentless, econoline-style touring under their belt, and the additions of Tommy “TNT” Brenneck (Diamond West Records, Menahan Street Band, Charles Bradley) on guitar, and Dave Guy (The Roots, Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon) on trumpet, the group was not only the flagship group on Daptone Records, but also the very foundation upon which the label would build their empire. 

Naturally altered the musical landscape of the era, eclipsing imitators and the soulfully challenged, wholesale. It made Daptone a household name, helped open doors for many musicians and family who have gone on to do remarkable things, and sparked a renaissance that is still vibrating today. A testament to Sharon Jones’ legacy as the undisputed, reigning Queen of heavyweight soul. 

The 20th Anniversary remastered edition of Sharon Jones' Naturally album includes a second LP with instrumental mixes of all tracks! Get a copy via your platform of choice right here. Listen to a couple of instrumental tracks below. 

Watch The Budos Band & Sugarman 3 live at The Apollo

See the Budos Band rip through "The Sticks" followed by The Sugarman 3 doing "Witch's Boogaloo" below. 

The Daptone Super Soul Revue: Live at The Apollo 3LP is available right here. 

Sharon Jones vs. Dusty Springfield

Sharon Jones' version of Dusty's "Little By Little" is off her new comp Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Rendition Was In

Living On Soul screens @ Royal Cinema, Friday & Saturday

Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley and the whole Daptone Records family star in the Living On Soul documentary.

For a car commercial, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings will gladly do an Allman Brothers tune

If you want to see Sharon Jones and crew at Nathan Phillips Square tonight, tickets are $62.50 to $73.50!

Watch Sharon Jones on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Canadian Shows:

April 4 -- Victoria BC -- Alix Goolden Hall [SOLD OUT]

April 5 -- Vancouver BC -- Commodore Ballroom [SOLD OUT]

April 8 -- Winnipeg MB -- Burton Cummings Theatre

June 3 -- Ottawa ON -- Algonquin Commons Theatre

June 4 -- Montreal QC -- Corona Theatre

June 5 -- London ON -- London Music Hall

June 6 -- Toronto ON -- Massey Hall

Prince & Sharon Jones: Together at last

Daptone's ever-expanding funk empire

With Kid Cudi and Billy Blue Fresh taking a sampling tip from 50 Cent and jacking the guitar hook from The Traitor by the Menahan Street Band to nasty-up their own joints, the Dunham label subsidiary of Daptone has decided to capitalize on the hip-hop community's obvious appreciation of the Menahan's dark vibe by releasing a rap record of their own.
But instead of collaborating with  some overpaid MC whose gonna demand that their entire posse get paid for a cloudy studio session, they've gone with some less-expensive rising stars, 3 Titans. Never heard of 'em? Well, they're actually three fresh-flowing fifth graders better known around the school yard as Khalil Jackson, Jorden Plaines and Dallas Ifill who drop some 11-year-old wisdom about the value of education on the message single College b/w The Life Of A Scholar. The tight two-sider is produced by Dunham mainman Thomas Brenneck (of Dap Kings fame) and drummer Homer Steinweiss who enhance the bumpin' grooves with righteous vibes sweetening and a solid boom-bap respectively.  Check it out...

College by 3 Titans


Life Of A Scholar by 3 Titans



At the moment, Brenneck is in the studio putting the finishing touches on the much anticipated debut album from hard-belting soul shouter Charles Bradley whose 2007 single The World (Is Going Up In Flames) is one of the highlights of last year's excellent Daptone Gold collection.

The World (Is Going Up In Flames) by Charles Bradley @ Barrymore Theatre, Madison Wisconsin Dec 3, 2008

While we're on the subject of Daptone, label boss Gabriel Roth recently sat down for an in-depth interview with Wax Poetics contributor Jeff "Chairman" Mao presented by Red Bull Music Academy.
In the lengthy but engaging chat, the producer, arranger, composer, engineer, plumber and musician breaks down the Daptone philosophy, reveals a few Bushwick recording secrets, discusses his tenuous relationship with the music biz and recalls some lessons learned the hard way.
Roth also previews new recordings from the Budos Band (at the Horseshoe April 1) and Sharon Jones (at the Sound Academy May 25) in addition to spinning some of the Dap Kings uncredited moonlighting projects. The bit about Clive Davis asking him to produce the new Rod Stewart album at the 47 minute mark is too good to miss. Incidentally, the new album from Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, I Learned The Hard Way is due from Daptone April 6.

Gabriel Roth – The Mathematics Of Soul


LINKS
http://www.daptonerecords.com/
http://dunhamrecords.com/