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Sharon Jones performs onstage with The Dap-Kings at The Wiltern Theater on March 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, Calif. Photo Illustration: Paul R. Giunta/Getty Images and Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption

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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings perform a holiday Tiny Desk Concert in 2015. Jun Tsuboike/NPR hide caption

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The Big Tiny Desk Holiday Special

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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings' final album, Soul of a Woman, is available now. Jacob Blickenstaff/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings' 'Soul Of A Woman' Is A Testament To Fortitude

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Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings kick off their delayed 2014 tour at the Beacon Theater in New York. Jacob Blickenstaff/Starz Digital hide caption

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Soul Singer Sharon Jones: 'The Cancer Is Here, But I Want To Perform'

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NPR Music's Ann Powers (right) interviews musicians (from left) Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, Alynda Lee Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff, Sharon Jones and Meshell Ndegeocello at the EMP Pop Conference in Seattle. Brady Harvey hide caption

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Sharon Jones, Mike McCready, Meshell Ndegocello And Alynda Lee Segarra On Stage

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Sharon Jones' new album with the Dap-Kings, Give the People What They Want, comes out Jan. 14. Kyle Dean Reinford/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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'No Music, No Headphones': Sharon Jones On Getting Through Cancer

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Give the People What They Want, Sharon Jones' new album with The Dap-Kings, comes out Jan. 14. Paul McGeiver/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Sharon Jones performs at the 2011 Sasquatch Music Festival. Brittney Bush Bollay for KEXP hide caption

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Sasquatch 2011: Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings, Live In Concert

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