Angie Stone

Angela Laverne Stone (née Brown; December 18, 1961 – March 1, 2025) was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She rose to fame in the late 1970s as a member of the hip hop trio the Sequence. In the early 1990s, she became a member of the R&B trio Vertical Hold. Stone then signed with Arista Records to release her debut solo album Black Diamond (1999), which received a gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and spawned the single "No More Rain (In This Cloud)".

Angie Stone
Stone in 2019
Born	Angela Laverne Brown (1961-12-18)December 18, 1961 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	March 1, 2025(2025-03-01) (aged 63) Montgomery County, Alabama, U.S.
Other names	Angie B.
Occupations	Singer-songwriter rapper actress record producer
Years active	1979–2025
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	R&B soul neo soul hip-hop
Instruments	Vocals keyboards saxophone
Labels	Arista J Stax Shanachie
Formerly of	The Sequence Vertical Hold
Website	theangiestone.com

Stone was killed in a car accident near Montgomery, Alabama, on March 1, 2025, at the age of 63.^[1]