Soul singer Sharon Jones says she has cancer, postpones album

LOS ANGELES, June 4: Soul group Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings yesterday postponed the release of its forthcoming album and tour after Jones was diagnosed with early-stage bile duct cancer, according to a statement on the band’s website. The singer, 57, is to undergo surgery, and is expected to make a full recovery but will require a “lengthy” rehabilitation period, the statement said. (AGENCIES)