Soul revival singer Sharon Jones dies at 60

Sharon Jones, the singer who spearheaded a soul revival movement with her band the Dap-Kings, has died at the age of 60.

Jones died on Friday in a New York hospital after a battle with pancreatic cancer, her representative said, according to BBC News.

Despite her powerhouse voice, Jones failed to make a breakthrough for decades until a recording session led to a Dap-Kings album in 2002.

The band later won a Grammy nomination and performed at Glastonbury.

British producer Mark Ronson was among those paying tribute.

He used the Dap-Kings as the backing band for another soul revival star, Amy Winehouse, on her breakthrough album Back in Black, released in 2006.

He said: "Sharon Jones had one of the most magnificent, gut-wrenching voices of anyone in recent time."