Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, known for hits like Wish I Didn’t Miss You and No More Rain (In This Cloud), died early Saturday in a car crash. She was 63.
According to Walter Millsap III, her longtime manager, Stone was returning to Atlanta from Alabama when the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter she was in flipped over and was hit by a Freightliner Cascadia truck. Stone was pronounced dead at the scene. The van’s driver and seven passengers were hospitalized.
The Alabama Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the accident, which occurred around 4:25 a.m. on Interstate 65, south of Montgomery.
The three-time Grammy nominee’s daughter, Diamond Stone, confirmed the sad news on social media.
“My mummy is gone,” Diamond Stone wrote on Facebook.
Stone was a pioneering member of The Sequence, one of the first female rap groups, and later became a leading voice in neo-soul, influencing artists like Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, and D’Angelo. Her albums Mahogany Soul and The Art of Love & War topped R&B charts.
“She used her incredible talent, passion, and presence to inspire us,” said CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams-Parker.
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