Listen to a Single from Sharon Jones' Upcoming Give the People What They Want

By Rachel Bailey at 12:45 PM on May 8, 2013

On Aug. 6, Sharon Jones and her Dap Kings will return with Give the People What They Want, their fifth studio album.  read more

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Charles Bradley: Victim of Love

By Ryan Bort at 9:57 AM on April 2, 2013

Charles Bradley's life story has been well-documented since he burst onto the scene at the tender age of 62 after releasing his 2011 debut album, No Time For Dreaming.  read more

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Charles Bradley Releases New Song "Strictly Reserved for You," Tour Dates

By Logan Lockner at 6:00 PM on January 29, 2013

Charles Bradley has released the first track off his forthcoming album, Victim of Love, his second release on Brooklyn’s Daptone Records....  read more

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Charles Bradley Announces New Album Victim of Love

By Mark Rozeman at 3:00 PM on January 10, 2013

The "Screaming Eagle of Soul" is back with a second offering.   read more

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Charles Bradley: No Time For Dreaming

By Max Blau at 11:00 AM on January 25, 2011

No Time For Dreaming not only prevails as a defining culmination of Charles Bradley’s lifelong musicianship on his debut record, but also serves as a continual testament to the simple fact that Daptone Records can do no wrong.   read more

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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings: I Learned the Hard Way

By Steve LaBate at 9:00 AM on April 6, 2010

A musical breakthrough years in the making Talk about a late bloomer. Sharon Jones was brimming with promise as a kid in church choirs in the 1960s, as she bounced back and forth between her birth city of Augusta, Ga. and her mother in Brooklyn. She also had a foot firmly planted in the world of secular music, spending countless hours imitating the songs and dances of fellow Augusta native James Brown. As a teen in 1970s New York, Jones flirted with fame, making many uncredited appearances as a backup singer on gospel, soul, blues and disco recordings. But when...  read more

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Listen to the New Sharon Jones Album

By Lindsey Lee at 5:00 PM on March 29, 2010

Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings’ new album, I Learned the Hard Way, doesn’t come out until April 6, but you can listen to the entire thing right now via NPR’s First Listen. The soul queen is also touring extensively this spring....  read more

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Download Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings' "I Learned the Hard Way"

By Paste Staff at 5:30 PM on February 2, 2010

Download Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings' "I Learned the Hard Way" here.Jones' I Learned the Hard Way will be released April 6 on Daptone....  read more

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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Announce New Album

By Anna Swindle at 5:30 PM on January 11, 2010

Sharon Jones is getting an extra special birthday gift this year: a new album. Jones will ring in her 54th year with I Learned the Hard Way, her fourth album with the Dap-Kings. Known for their energetic live performances, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings’ latest 12-track recording—scheduled for a May 4 release—is packed with another batch of the funky soul tracks they do so well....  read more

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