An online obituary has announced funeral details for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone. The Neo Soul singer was killed last Saturday morning when riding back into Atlanta from Alabama when the vehicle she was in was hit by a rig and flipped over.
Roy Ayers, the “king of neo-soul” and artist behind “Everybody Loves Sunshine,” has died. His family confirmed his death after suffering a “long illness” on social media. He was 84 years old. The family described Ayers to Variety as a “highly influential and sought after as a music collaborator.
Stone, 63, was riding from Mobile, Ala., to Atlanta in a Sprinter van when it collided with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 65 near Montgomery.
Angie Stone, Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and producer, died on March 1 in a car accident in Mongomery, Alabama.
The singer-songwriter created hits like No More Rain (In This Cloud) which reached No. 1 for 10 weeks on Billboard's Adult R&B airplay chart, Baby with legendary soul singer Betty Wright, another No.
Grammy-nominated R &B singer Angie Stone, who founded an early female rap group and later helped pioneer the neo-soul sound, died early Saturday in a car crash, according to the late star's representative. She was 63.