Her representative Judy Miller Silverman says she died Friday at a Cooperstown hospital surrounded by her band, the Dap-Kings. Silverman says in a statement, "Thank you for your prayers and thoughts during this difficult time."
Jones was diagnosed with Stage 2 pancreatic cancer in 2013.
Her story was told this year in a Barbara Kopple documentary called "Miss Sharon Jones!" The film documents her transformation into cancer patient and back into a full-throated force.