When the eighth and final Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings album is released Friday, a full year will have passed since Jones was lost to pancreatic cancer. Soul of a Woman Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Nov. 17 As a surprise to many, the Augusta, Georgia-born, Brooklyn-raised songstress had…

L to R: Buckwheat Zydeco, Prince Buster, Phife Dawg, Jean Shepard, Don Buchla. Art: Roman Gokhman It’s safe to say that 2016 has been something of an all-around dumpster fire, especially when it comes to the sheer volume of iconic artists we’ve lost. The list of familiar and life-changing…