Angie Stone, a veteran soul and R&B singer, has died at 63 after a Sprinter van accident in Alabama.
The 3x Grammy nominee’s daughter Diamond Stone announced her mother’s death Saturday on social media following the accident that occurred as she was leaving a performance early that morning in Montgomery, Alabama.
“My mommy is gone,” wrote Diamond Stone on Facebook.
Angie Stone’s rep Deborah R. Champagne also confirmed the death to TMZ following the accident.
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Born Dec. 18, 1961 in Columbia, South Carolina, Angela Laverne Brown got her start with hip hop trio The Sequence in the 1970s, before joining the R&B group Vertical Hold in the ’90s.
Angie released her debut solo album Black Diamond in 1999, becoming gold certified by the RIAA. She’s known for such singles as ‘No More Rain (In This Cloud)’ and ‘Wish I Didn’t Miss You’.
On screen, Angie appeared in such films as The Hot Chick (2002), The Fighting Temptations (2003), School Gyrls (2010) and Ride Along (2014), as well as episodes of Moesha, Girlfriends and Lincoln Heights.
The actress also played Matron ‘Mama’ Morton during a 2003 run in Broadway’s Chicago.
After being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 1999, Angie became part of F.A.C.E Diabetes (Fearless African-Americans Connected and Empowered), which also includes Anthony Anderson as a member.
Angie is survived by daughter Diamond, son Michael and multiple grandchildren.
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