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Sharon Jones - Beacon Theater presale, movie soundtrack

The Great Debaters soundtrack

1. My Soul Is A Witness, Alvin Youngblood Hart & Sharon Jones
2. That's What My Baby Likes, Sharon Jones, Teenie Hodges & Alvin Youngblood Hart
5. It's Tight Like That, Sharon Jones, Teenie Hodges & Alvin Youngblood Hart
11. Wild About That Thing, Sharon Jones, Teenie Hodges & Alvin Youngblood Hart
14. We Shall Not Be Moved, Sharon Jones with Billy Rivers & The Angelic Voices of Faith
15. Up Above My Head, Sharon Jones with Billy Rivers & The Angelic Voices of Faith
Tickets go on presale (password = queenoffunk) @ 10am for Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings' February 15th Beacon Theater show.

The Great Debaters soundtrack is available at Amazon.
Sharon also plays "Lila" in the movie.

Tags: Sharon Jones, The Dap Kings, The Great Debaters

Posted on January 3, 2008 12:24 AM

Comments (24)

Sharon Jones can out-perform any of these shitty bands times ten on their best night. She's beyond amazing!

Posted by Lisa | January 3, 2008 1:00 AM

wow...this looks like an interesting soundtrack. Sharon Jones with Teenie Hodges and Alvin Youngblood. Carolina Chocolate Drops also have a few songs on it as well.

Posted by Anonymous | January 3, 2008 9:05 AM

Sharon Jones is on fire!

Posted by Anonymous | January 3, 2008 9:15 AM

TM just locked me out....when did this crap start???

Posted by Anonymous | January 3, 2008 9:40 AM

"TM just locked me out....when did this crap start???"

What the hell are you talking about?

Posted by Anonymous | January 3, 2008 9:47 AM

You probably hit refresh too many times.

Posted by Anonymous | January 3, 2008 9:54 AM

"What the hell are you talking about?"

An error message popped up that said I had refreshed too many times....maybe 10 times and it locked me out of their website for 5 minutes.
Thanks BV for the heads up...I still got some sweat seats.

Posted by Anonymous | January 3, 2008 9:55 AM

"An error message popped up that said I had refreshed too many times....maybe 10 times and it locked me out of their website for 5 minutes."

They started doing this a few years ago. The best thing to do is have 2 different web browsers open. This way if you get locked out of one the other should be fine. But you should also wait until about 30 seconds before hand to start hitting refresh.

Posted by Anonymous | January 3, 2008 10:03 AM

I learned my lesson. Last time I tried to get tickets for Bright Eyes TM did that to me. Now I hit refresh twice and got second row tickets. Weehaw!!! Sharon will be awesome!

Posted by Anonymous | January 3, 2008 10:04 AM

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings rule. I have seen Arcade Fire, Daft Punk, and all the rest of 'em too. She blows them all out of the water. Sharon is more fun and she doesn't take herself so seriously.

Posted by Anonymous | January 3, 2008 2:42 PM

there's an awesome interview with her here regarding the soundtrack, and some outtakes too:
http://current.com/items/88617741_sharon_jones_chat

Posted by ashley | January 3, 2008 9:04 PM

DEAR SHARON ITS SO NICE TO KNOW THAT SO MANY DIVA'S (YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE)WANTS TO BE QUEEN OF FUNK 4 A DAY BUT ALL MY SISTERS ARE ALL QUEENS BUT I HAVE LIVED THE LIFE I FUNK ABOUT!!


1983THE TITLE QUEEN OF FUNK APPEARED ON THE GEORGE CLINTON SOLO ALBUM YOU KNOW DR.FUNKENSTEIN AS IN PARLIAMENT/FUNKADELIC MAYBE YOU HAVE HEARD OF THAT FUNKY BAND??? THE ALBUM WAS CALLED COMPUTER GAMES MALLIA FRANKLIN AND THE TITLE

QUEEN OF FUNK ARE JOINED TOGETHER ON THAT PROJECT THATS CALLED FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSEAL.QUEEN OF FUNK SOLO C.D. ENTITLED QUEEN OF FUNK(MALLIA FRANKLIN) OUT OF JAPAN ON P-VINE RECORDS FIRST RIGHT OF COMMERCE.I OWN THE DOMAINE NAME (QUEEN OF FUNK)AND FINALLY THE LOGO AND THE TITLE (QUEEN OF FUNK HAS BEEN REGISTERED FOR THE TRADEMARK
YOU SEE IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY BEEN TO QUEEN OF FUNK.COM THEN YOU WOULD KNOW THAT IT WASNT JUST SINGING AND PERFORMING IT WAS THE DEEDS KINDA LIKE IWAS A&R AND DIDNT KNOW IT I CHANGED THE WORLD OF FUNK MUSIC(FUNK U MAGAZINE 1996)IN 1971 WITH A VERY IMPORTANT INTRODUCTION (BECAUSE I AM A CHILD OF PRODUCTION)WITH DR.FUNKENSTEIN.YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE GETTING A LETTER I AM JUST TRYING TO GIVE YOU DIVAS A HEADS UP THE NEXT TIME IT MIGHT NOT BE SO NICE. STAY UP AND STAY BLESSEDE
MALLIA(QUEEN OF FUNK)FRANKLIN FROM THE CLONES OF DR.FUNKENSTEIN SENT OUT TO BLOW THE COBWEBS OUT YOUR MIND.

Posted by MALLIA FRANKLIN | April 14, 2008 8:22 PM

does using all CAPS make you a better writer?

Posted by Anonymous | April 14, 2008 8:42 PM

WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL (and i did go to school)USEING CAPS MEANT THE SUBJECT MATTER IS IMPORTANT,PAY ATTENTION THINK IT AINT ILLEGAL YET!
IMPORTANT AS IN MY NAME,MY LIKENESS,MY LIFE I FUNK ABOUT,I RECORD ABOUT,I SANG ABOUT.TRUST ME NO-ONE CAN DISPUTE MY NAME NOT CHAKA,NOT ROSE STONE LIKE I SAID THERE ARE MANY OF YOU WHO WANT TO BE QUEEN OF FUNK 4 A DAY.AND DOES USEING MY NAME MAKE YOU A BETTER ARTIST??? I LIKE YOUR BLUES AND SOUL MUSIC ITS NICE BUT IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HEAR SOME REAL FUUUUNK GO TO P-FUNKRADIO.COM AND GET SOME FUNKENTELECHY YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR THE QUEEN OF FUNK RECORDS PARLET,BRIDES OF FUNKENSTEIN,BOOTSY,GEORGE CLNTON,PARLIAMENT/FUNKADELIC,AND ALL OF THE ARTIST
WHO HAVE WORKED WITH THE P-FUNK CAMP THROUGHOUT
ALMOST 50 YEARS AS IN DECADE(5) LIKE I SAID YOU WILL HEAR PAST,PRESENT AND FUTURE FUUUUNK. MAYBE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND HOW (NOT TO FAKE THE FUNK)!!!

WILL THE REAL QUEEN OF FUNK PLEASE STAND
(MY LIVE SHOW WILL BE ON THE WEB REAL SOON LIVE AT B.B.KINGS 12-7-07)I KNOW HOW TO STAND UP AND FIGHT 4 MY FUNK RIGHTS WITH MY SPECIAL GUEST DWAYNE(BLACKBIRD)McKNIGHT(you may be hip to him
p-funk allstar,parliament/funkadelic ect.)
CAN YOU
WE HAVE A SAYING (LETS TAKE IT TO THE STAGE)
THIS SONG IS CALLED(LETS TAKE IT TO THE COURTHOUSE)


queenoffunk.com
MALLIA(QUEEN OF FUNK)FRANKLIN

Posted by MALLIA FRANKLIN | April 20, 2008 1:21 PM

did you go to a school that banned punctuation skills?

Posted by Anonymous | April 20, 2008 2:37 PM

IF YOU ARE NOT SHARON JONES OR ONE OF HER REPS
YOU DONT NEED TO HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY THIS IS
A SERIOUS MATTER IF YOU DIDNT GO TO THE UNIVERSITY
OF THE P(AS IN FUNK)IDENTITY THEFT IS ILLEGAL
NOW PUNCTUATE THAT!!!ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS GO TO
QUEEN OF FUNK.COM BETTER YET GO TO QUEEN OF FUNK
&THE FUNK DISCIPLES CHECK OUT MY TOP FRIENDS THEY
ARE THE WHOS WHO IN THE TRUE FUNK WORLD YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE TRYING TO CLAIM MY FAME LADY
DURACELL OUT OF THE U.K. JUST E-MAILED ME WITH
CLASS AND LET ME KNOW THAT WHEN SHE TRIED TO GET THE DOMAIN NAME (DONT TRY IT)ITS MINE FOR MANY
YEARS AND I NOW OWN THE TRADEMARK AND I WILL TAKE IT TO THE STAGE AND THE COURTROOM!!LIKE MY ATTORNEY SAID THEY GOT TO PAY B.B.KING TO USE HIS NAME(ITS CALLED PAY TO PLAY)A WORD TO THE WISE
COME UP WITH YOUR OWN CONCEPT CREATE YOUR OWN
QUEENDOM LIKE ARETHA,LIKE MARYJ.LIKE ERIKA,LIKE
TINA,LIKE ME WE HAVE ALL LIVED THE LIFE WE QUEEN ABOUT ME I LIVE THE LIFE I FUNK ABOUT BECAUSE OF
MY MANY YEARS AND PAYING MY DUES AND THE DEEDS NOT
JUST SINGING I WAS A&R AND DID NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT IT MEANT NOW PUNCTUATE THAT!

STAY UP AND STAY BLESSED
MALLIA(QUEEN OF FUNK)4REALDOE

Posted by MALLIA FRANKLIN | April 20, 2008 5:37 PM

Stop stalking me and learn some grammar.

Posted by Sharon Jones | April 20, 2008 7:06 PM

YOU BETTER STOP STALKING ME! YOU AND ME AND GOD KNOWS THAT YOU DIDNT COME UP WITH THE TITLE OR LOGO(QUEEN OF FUNK)THE ONLY GRAMMER I NEED TO
KNOW IS THAT YOU ARE THE QUEEN OF FAKEIN THE FUNK

IF YOU ARE SHARON JONES LETS TAKE IT TO THE STAGE!! OR BETTER YET HOW BOUT THE COURTROOM LIKE I SAID MY FIRST RIGHT GOES BACK TO GEORGE CLINTONS
FIRST SOLO ALBUM ON CAPITAL IN 1982 I OWN THE DOMAIN NAME AND I HAVE REGISTERED THE TRADEMARK
HAVE YOU???? I DONT THINK SO.OF COURSE YOU WOULD
TAKE THE DEFENSIVE ALL THE FAKERS DO BY THE WAY WE CAN LET OUR ATTORNEYS FIGURE OUT WHO IS REALLY THE QUEEN OF FUNK!!!

Posted by MALLIA FRANKLIN | April 21, 2008 1:49 AM

malla, when is your next show? i wanna come!!!!!!!1111ONE

Posted by Anonymous | April 21, 2008 2:06 AM

OK,HERE WE GO WITH THAT ANONYMOUS THANG AGAIN
WHO WANTS TO COME TO MY NEXT SHOW??? WELL WHILE YOU TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOUR NAME IS YOU CAN CATCH THE LAST SHOW I DID GET AUDIO ON THAT WILL BE UP ON MY WEBSITES REAL SOON YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO IT FIRST AND MAKE SURE IT AINT TO FUNKY 4 YA
I'M IN THE STUDIO NOW WITH ONE OF MY FRIENDS FROM
FISHBONE AND WORKING ON SOME MORE SONGS 4 THE NEXT
QUEEN OF FUNK C.D.

STAY UP AND STAY BLESSED,WHOEVER YOU ARE
MALLIA QOF 4REALDOE

Posted by MALLIA FRANKLIN | April 21, 2008 2:53 AM

MALLIA!!! ITZ U!!! I AM UR BIGGIST FANZ ANZ I AMZ A FUNKY CATZ!!!

WHENZ U GONNZA PLAYZZZ???

Posted by Funky CATZ | April 21, 2008 10:10 PM

GOT TO HAVE A NAME HAVE YOU BEEN TO ANY OF MY SHOWS OVER THE YEARS? TRUST ME YOU WILL GET A CHANCE TO HEAR THE D.V.D. THEN I WILL PUT UP THE VISUAL.WHY ARENT YOU HITTIN ME UP ON MY WEBSITE MR.FAN? SINCE I HAVE SO MANY DIVAS THAT WANT THE NAME I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT MY VISUAL FOOTAGE BECAUSE I DONT SEE ANY OF THESE QUEEN OF FUNK'S4ADAY HAVE ANY KIND OF FUNKY CLOTHES AT ALL IF THEY WILL TRY TO STEAL YOUR NAME THEY WILL TRY TO TAKE YOUR QUEEN OF FUNK LOOK BECAUSE IT IS ORIGINAL.


STAY UP AND STAY BLESSED
MALLIAQOF4REALDOE

Posted by MALLIA FRANKLIN | April 22, 2008 11:25 AM

GET OFF OF THE QUEEN OF FUNK .COM WITH THE POST THAT YOU PUT UP ABOUT PUNCTUATION I WONDER WHO YOU GONNA BE WHEN YOU CANT EVEN MURMUR THE QUEEN OF FUNK NAME YOU CROWNED YOURSELF. AND IT IS GOIN DOWN THATS WHY I AM TRYIN 2 GIVE YOUR A--- A HEADS UP ITS GOIN DOWN YOU BETTER GO BACK 2 THE DRAWIN TABLE.

STAY UP AND STAY BLESSED
THE ONE AND ONLY QUEEN OF FUNK

Posted by MALLIA FRANKLIN | April 25, 2008 12:34 PM

yea u got a promotor or agent that can make that happen other than that I think I'll turn that statement,over 2 my trademark attorney I'm havein lunch with on sat 24th. the queen of funk page u think I didnt see it???pre-sale tickets??whose
got my contract ready I'm a 10 piece band that includes my stage production and sound,road manager oh yea 10 includes me.promotor provides transpo,lodgein if u are serious lets take it 2 the stage!!!hit me up at shefunkinc@aol.com,queenoffunk7000@yahoo.com

stay up and stay blessed
mallia(queenoffunk)

Posted by MALLIA FRANKLIN | May 23, 2008 6:00 PM

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