{"id":37,"date":"2025-03-02T10:29:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T10:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/htd.sofamoci.com\/?p=37"},"modified":"2025-03-02T10:29:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T10:29:31","slug":"starting-news-many-thanks-three-time-grammy-nominee-angie-stone-63-died-in-an-alabama-automobile-accident-whats-even-more-tragic-is-that-the-collision-resulted-in-view-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/htd.sofamoci.com\/?p=37","title":{"rendered":"STARTING NEWS: &#8220;MANY THANKS&#8221;  Three-time Grammy nominee Angie Stone, 63, died in an Alabama automobile accident. What&#8217;s even more tragic is that the collision resulted in view more"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">SHOCKING NEWS: \u201cTHANK YOU\u201d Angie Stone, 63 years old, the three-time Grammy nominated singer has PASSED AWAY in a traffic accident in Alabama, even more heartbreaking when the accident caused\u2026see more<\/h1>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"entry-share\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"twitter\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"facebook\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"linkedin\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"pinterest\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"email\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"besth-439238210\" class=\"besth-before-content\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1474188\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) \u2014 Grammy-nominated R&amp;B singer Angie Stone, a member of the all-female hip-hop trio The Sequence and known for the hit song \u201cWish I Didn\u2019t Miss You,\u201d was killed early Saturday in a car crash. She was 63.<\/p>\n<div id=\"besth-1372238370\" class=\"besth-content_17\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/angie-stone-obit-2022-billboard-1548.jpg?w=942&amp;h=623&amp;crop=1\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"besth-199991625\" class=\"besth-content_11\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1474192\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>About 4 a.m., the vehicle she was riding in back to Atlanta from Alabama \u201cflipped over and was subsequently hit by a big rig,\u201d music producer and Stone\u2019s longtime manager Walter Millsap III told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Associated Press<\/a>\u00a0in an email.<\/p>\n<div id=\"besth-1218019298\" class=\"besth-content\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1474193\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Everyone else in the cargo van survived except Stone, he said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/san.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CLEAN-Angie-Stone_Reuters_featuredImage_Sat-Mar-01-2025.jpg?w=1000\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Alabama Highway Patrol said in a news release that the 2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van turned over on Interstate 65 about 4:25 a.m. Saturday before being hit by a 2021 Freightliner Cascadia truck driven by a 33-year-old man from Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Angie Stone was pronounced dead at the scene, the highway patrol said. The crash was about 5 miles (8 kilometers) south of the Montgomery city limits.<\/p>\n<p>The Sprinter driver and seven others in the van were taken to Baptist Medical Center for treatment. Officials continue to investigate the cause.<\/p>\n<div id=\"besth-765040674\" class=\"besth-content_3\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1474193\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Millsap said he learned the news from Angie Stone\u2019s daughter, Diamond, and longtime The Sequence member Blondy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever in a million years did we ever expect to get this horrible news,\u201d Angie Stone\u2019s children, Diamond and Michael Archer, said in a statement shared by the SRG Group. \u201cWe are still trying to process and are completely heartbroken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-119942106.jpg?w=1581&amp;h=1054&amp;crop=1\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"besth-1938391556\" class=\"besth-content_12\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1474194\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Millsap added: \u201cWe are truly devastated by this unexpected and unfortunate tragedy and there are simply no words to express how we feel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stone was scheduled to perform at the halftime show of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association men\u2019s Championship basketball game on Saturday. CIAA Chaplain Pastor Jerome Barber called for a moment of silence at the game.<\/p>\n<div id=\"besth-1195878122\" class=\"besth-content_5\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1474193\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.11alive.com\/assets\/WXIA\/images\/1aff93eb-ba25-4ebe-a2f7-acc37c208870\/20250301T231302\/1aff93eb-ba25-4ebe-a2f7-acc37c208870_1920x1080.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams-Parker said they were heartbroken by the loss. \u201cShe used her incredible talent, passion, and presence to inspire and touch us with strength and hope,\u201d Parker said.<\/p>\n<p>The singer-songwriter created hits like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UgG0Hu_FeiA?si=BQsobjr1SwNQz4uZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cNo More Rain (In This Cloud)\u201d<\/a>\u00a0which reached No. 1 for 10 weeks on Billboard\u2019s Adult R&amp;B airplay chart, \u201cBaby\u201d with legendary soul singer Betty Wright, another No. 1 hit, and \u201cWish I Didn\u2019t Miss You\u201d and \u201cBrotha.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stone found a sweet spot in the early 2000s as neo-soul begin to dominate the R&amp;B landscape with the emergence of singers like Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Maxwell and D\u2019Angelo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1A3wbK.img?w=640&amp;h=395&amp;m=6\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"besth-1542447408\" class=\"besth-content_13\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1474192\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Her 2001 album \u201cMahagony Soul\u201d reached No. 22 on the Billboard 200, while 2007\u2019s \u201cThe Art Of Love &amp; War\u201d peaked at No. 11.<\/p>\n<div id=\"besth-152395394\" class=\"besth-content_7\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1474193\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The church-grown singer was born in Columbia, South Carolina. She helped form The Sequence, the first all-female group on the hip-hop trailblazing imprint Sugar Hill Records, becoming one of the first female groups to record a rap song.<\/p>\n<p>The group recorded \u201cFunk You Up,\u201d which has been sampled by numerous artists, including Dr. Dre.<\/p>\n<div id=\"besth-1615096318\" class=\"besth-content_8\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1474192\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After finding success in the early 1980s, Stone later joined the trio Vertical Hold before launching her solo career.<\/p>\n<p>The singer-songwriter created hits like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UgG0Hu_FeiA?si=BQsobjr1SwNQz4uZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cNo More Rain (In This Cloud)\u201d<\/a>\u00a0which reached No. 1 for 10 weeks on Billboard\u2019s Adult R&amp;B airplay chart, \u201cBaby\u201d with legendary soul singer Betty Wright, another No. 1 hit, and \u201cWish I Didn\u2019t Miss You\u201d and \u201cBrotha.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"besth-612789872\" class=\"besth-content_9\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1474194\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Stone found a sweet spot in the early 2000s as neo-soul begin to dominate the R&amp;B landscape with the emergence of singers like Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Maxwell and D\u2019Angelo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tnn.in\/thumb\/msid-118654868,thumbsize-958334,width-448,height-252,resizemode-75\/118654868.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Her 2001 album \u201cMahagony Soul\u201d reached No. 22 on the Billboard 200, while 2007\u2019s \u201cThe Art Of Love &amp; War\u201d peaked at No. 11.<\/p>\n<div id=\"besth-2044224728\" class=\"besth-content_10\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1474193\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The church-grown singer was born in Columbia, South Carolina. She helped form The Sequence, the first all-female group on the hip-hop trailblazing imprint Sugar Hill Records, becoming one of the first female groups to record a rap song.<\/p>\n<p>The group recorded \u201cFunk You Up,\u201d which has been sampled by numerous artists, including Dr. Dre.<\/p>\n<p>After finding success in the early 1980s, Stone later joined the trio Vertical Hold before launching her solo career.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image3.affcoder.com\/storage\/images\/1740901107uuZGhczmJL8qCFlOfjvk.png\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHOCKING NEWS: \u201cTHANK YOU\u201d Angie Stone, 63 years old, the three-time Grammy nominated singer has PASSED AWAY in a traffic accident in Alabama, even more heartbreaking when the accident caused\u2026see more MONTGOMERY, Ala. 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