The Soul Providers

The Soul Providers were the original incarnation of sharon jones & the dap-kings. They were formed in the mid nineties by Philip Lehman and Gabriel Roth AKA Bosco Mann. The Soul Providers began recording an album consisting of James Brown inspired instrumentals and vocal collaborations with Deep Funk legend Lee Fields. It was during these sessions that Roth and Lehman discovered vocalist Sharon Jones after she recorded backing vocals for one of the Lee Fields tracks. Read more on Last.fm

The Soul Providers was featured in the movie The Wendell Baker Story.

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