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Coffee Break: Sweet soul for Sharon Jones

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings performing at Rock the Garden 2010.
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings performing at Rock the Garden 2010.MPR photo / Eamon Coyne

by Anna Weggel

November 18, 2019

Today we're remembering Sharon Jones who passed away on this day in 2016.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear with a classic soul sound, new and old?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Rufus Lumley - Minneap'lis Minnesota
Aretha Franklin - Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
Alabama Shakes - Hold On
Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long To Stop Now
Sonny Knight - Jucy Lucy (Live Current Vol. 13)