Lead soul singer Sharon Jones of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings has been diagnosed with stage-one bile duct cancer. Because of these unfortunate circumstances, they will have to postpone their upcoming album release and tour.
Jones had this to say to the fans on her Facebook page:
“Over the last few weeks I haven’t felt good and I didn’t know what was going on. We sadly had to cancel shows while I went through a series of tests and short hospital stays. We just found out that I have a stage-one tumor on my bile duct. Luckily we caught it really early and fast and the doctors say it’s operable and curable!
I will be having surgery very soon and will have to rest and recover. I’ll be staying in touch and keeping my fans and friends updated on my progress. I’m looking forward to getting back on the road to give the people what they want!”
The group will postpone a tour as well as hold an album release while Jones begins cancer treatment, undergoes surgery, and works through her recovery process.