Nationwide — Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, known for the hit song ‘Wish I Didn’t Miss You’ and as a member of The Sequence, tragically died in a car crash on March 1st. She was 63. The van she was riding overturned and was hit by a truck on Interstate 65 near Montgomery Alabama.
Stone’s longtime manager, Walter Millsap III, confirmed her death. In a statement, Stone’s children, Diamond and Michael Archer, said, “Never in a million years did we ever expect to get this horrible news. We are still trying to process and are completely heartbroken.”
Just days before the crash, Stone shared her excitement about upcoming projects in an Instagram post. “A lot of stuff is going on that I dont want to just let out of the bag just yet,” she said. “But you can see that there’s a big grin on my face.”
She was scheduled to perform at the CIAA basketball game halftime show on the day of the accident. CIAA officials held a moment of silence in her honor.
Ttributes poured in from fellow artists, including MC Hammer, Jennifer Hudson, and Jamie Foxx, who praised her talent and legacy. The NAACP Image Awards posted, “Rest in Power, Angie Stone. A true pioneer, a soulful storyteller, and a voice that helped shape the sound of R&B.”
Stone, a South Carolina native, started her career with The Sequence, one of the first female rap groups. Their 1979 hit ‘Funk You Up’ became a hip-hop classic. She later joined Vertical Hold before launching a solo career with hits like ‘Brotha,’ making an impact in the neo-soul movement of the early 2000s.