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<p>These days you&rsquo;d get <a id="AdBriteInlineAd_laughed" style="cursor: pointer; color: #006600; text-decoration: none; background: url(http://files.adbrite.com/mb/images/green-double-underline-006600.gif) repeat-x scroll center bottom transparent; margin-bottom: -2px; padding-bottom: 2px;" name="AdBriteInlineAd_laughed" target="_top">laughed</a> out of an A&amp;R&rsquo;s office if you used the word, &ldquo;funk,&rdquo; and &ldquo;soul,&rdquo; in the same sentence.</p><p>And let&rsquo;s be honest, <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/robin-thicke-when-i-write-my-best-the-soul-is-undeniable.html&quot; target="_blank">artists have been using the word&rdquo; soul</a>&rdquo; migh-ty loosely for perhaps the past decade.</p><p>But with Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, it&rsquo;s almost a reserved description. We don&rsquo;t really know what to call this vocal powerhouse backed by a <a id="AdBriteInlineAd_band" style="cursor: pointer; color: #006600; text-decoration: none; background: url(http://files.adbrite.com/mb/images/green-double-underline-006600.gif) repeat-x scroll center bottom transparent; margin-bottom: -2px; padding-bottom: 2px;" name="AdBriteInlineAd_band" target="_top">band</a> of precision horses.</p>