R&B singer Angie Stone killed in car accident

The music world was stunned to learn of the tragic death of one of its own this weekend.

Angie Stone, a Grammy-nominated artist, was killed Saturday in a car crash.

She was only 63 years old.

She’s Gone

Stone was a member of the hip-hop trio The Sequence. She would later move on to perform with Vertical Hold, another trio, but this time in R&B.

She was also known for her hit song, “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” which was an early song in her solo career, which was launched in 1999 with the release of her Black Diamond album.

In the early 2000s, Stone ventured into acting, with her first film being “The Hot Chick.” She also had some time on stage, playing Big Mama Morton in Chicago.

In 2021, Stone was two Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, as well as being a three-time Grammy-nominated artist.

According to local reports, she was killed when the van she was in “flipped over and was subsequently hit by a big rig.” Stone was coming home from Alabama at around 4 a.m. when the accident took place.

The 2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van flipped on Interstate 65, then was hit by a 2021 Freightliner Cascadia truck. Everyone else in the van survived the accident.

Stone’s manager, Walter Millsap III, said he learned the news from Stone’s daughter, Diamond.

Millsap stated, “We are truly devastated by this unexpected and unfortunate tragedy and there are simply no words to express how we feel.”

Stone’s children did release a statement, which read, “Never in a million years did we ever expect to get this horrible news. We are still trying to process and are completely heartbroken.”

Stone has suffered a major health crisis in the early 2000s, which inspired her to lose weight and change her diet. At the time, she stated, “I feel complete. I have a new love, a new album, a new outlook and a newfound joy. A few years ago, I was unhappy, depressed, not happy with the label’s efforts to market me. I had to still manage to uplift my audience.

“Now I feel like I’m on my way to a happily ever after. I’ve been in the business since 1979. I’ve grudged and drudged. … Now I can finally say I feel I’ve arrived and mean it.”

Rest in peace, young lady, and thank you for the amazing music over the years.