Angie Stone
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Angie Stone is an American Grammy nominated, R&B, Hip-hop, and neo soul singer and songwriter. Her clear old school music influence is often compared to that of Aretha Franklin.
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About
Angela Laverne Brown was born on 1961 in Columbia, South Carolina. Her musical career started in the 1980's where she is a member of band The Sequence, the first major female hip-hop group. After the group disbanded, she then worked with Mantronix and performed vocals and saxophone for Lenny Kravitz.
She then emerged during the 1990's as part of the trio Vertical Hold together with Willie Bruno II and David Bright where they released two albums "A Matter of Time" and "Head First". Again, after disbanding on 1996 together with Gerry Devaux and Charlie Mole they formed Devox where one album received a Japanese only released.
It was on 1999 that she realized that it would be best for her to go solo, thus released her first solo album Black Diamond on September 28 of that year via Arista.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards | Best R&B/Soul Single for "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" |
| 2000 | Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards | Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist |
| 2003 | Grammy Awards | Nominated, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group for "More Than A Woman" |
| 2004 | Grammy Awards | Nominated, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "U-Haul" |
| 2004 | Dutch Edison Award | Won Dutch Edison Award for Stone Love |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | Hot R&B | Hot 100 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Stay For A While | 70 | - | Stone Love |
| 2004 | I Wanna Thank Ya | 61 | - | Stone Love |
| 2004 | U-Haul | 68 | - | Stone Love |
| 2002 | Brotha | 13 | 52 | Mahogany Soul |
| 2002 | More Than A Woman | 63 | - | Mahogany Soul |
| 2002 | Whis I Didn't Miss You (Remixes) | 31 | 79 | Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone |
| 2000 | Everyday | 52 | - | Black Diamond |
| 2000 | No More Rain (In This Cloud) | 9 | 56 | Black Diamond |
News
Tours & Concerts
January 26, 2007 Oakland Paramount Theatre of the Arts, Oakland, California, U.S.
January 30, 2007 Orpheum Theatre - Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
February 01, 2007 DAR Constitution Hall, Washington District of Columbia, U.S.
February 02, 2007 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton Virginia, U.S.
February 10, 2007 Without Walls Center, Lakeland Florida, U.S.
February 18, 2007 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore Maryland, United States
February 19, 2007 Richmond's Landmark Theater. Richmond Virginia, United States
February 23, 2007 Radio City Music Hall, New York, United States
March 04, 2007 Atlanta Civic Center Theatre, Atlanta Georgia, United States
Announcements
- Together with Stevie Wonder and Johnny Gill, Angie Stone performed at the memorial service of R&B singer Gerald Levert last November 17, 2006 at the Cleveland Music Hall.
Discography
Comprehensive list of the recordings made.
Albums
 September 28, 1999 Arista |
 November 6, 2001 J-Records |
 July 6, 2004 J-Records |
Singles
| Title | Year Released | Album |
|---|---|---|
| No More Rain (In This Cloud) | 1999 | Black Diamond |
| Life Story | 2000 | Black Diamond |
| Everyday | 2000 | Black Diamond |
| Brotha | 2001 | Mahogany Soul |
| Wish I Didn't Miss You | 2002 | Mahogany Soul |
| More Than A Woman | 2002 | Mahogany Soul |
| Bottles & Cans | 2003 | Mahogany Soul |
| I Wann Thank Ya | 2004 | Stone Love |
| Stay For A While | 2004 | Stone Love |
| U-Haul | 2004 | Stone Love |
| I Wasn't Kidding | 2005 | Stone Hits: The Very Best Of Angie Stone |
Compilations & Live Releases
 October 25, 2005 J-Records |
Other artists
Similar artists
Influences
Contemporaries
Trivia
- For the fourth season, Angie Stone appeared in VH1's Celebrity Fit Club. While on the show, Angie lost 18 lbs, the second lowest loss in the history of the show.
- His son, is her child with neo soul singer D'Angelo, whom Stone dated during the 1990s.
