Legendary R&B Singer Angie Stone Passes Away at 63 in Tragic Car Accident

Legendary R&B Singer Angie Stone Passes Away at 63 in Tragic Car Accident
Soul singer Angie Stone, who first gained recognition as a member of the pioneering female hip hop trio The Sequence before establishing herself as a leading figure in soul music, has passed away at the age of 63

Stone tragically lost her life in a car accident early Saturday morning in Montgomery, Alabama. According to a representative, she was returning from a performance with her band and background singers when their Sprinter van overturned She was the only fatality in the crash

A Grammy nominated artist, Stone was widely known for her 2001 hit Wish I Didn’t Miss You, a soulful track featuring her deep, distinctive vocals and a sample of The O’Jays’ classic Backstabbers Over the course of her career, she released ten solo albums and earned three Grammy nominations, including Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 2003 and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 2004

Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Stone began her music career at 16 as part of The Sequence, the first female hip hop trio to sign with Sugar Hill Records Though they released several albums, their biggest success came with the 1979 single Funk You Up, a song that later became a staple in sampled music, influencing tracks like Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ Uptown Funk and Erykah Badu’s Love of My Life Worldwide