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Legendary Singer Angie Stone Passes Away at 63


 
MULTI-AWARD-WINNING LEGENDARY SINGER-SONGWRITER, ANGIE STONE TRAGICALLY PASSES AWAY IN A FATAL CAR ACCIDENT
 
New York, NY – March 1, 2025, – Multi-Award-Winning singer-songwriter, Angie Stone tragically passes away at the age of 63. The legendary singer died on the morning of March 1st, 2025, in a fatal car accident. She and members of her band were heading back to Atlanta from a gig that took place the night before in Mobile, AL. when an 18-wheeler truck struck Stone’s sprinter and causing it to flip three times. Angie was declared deceased at the scene of the accident.

Emily “Cissy” Houston, mother of Whitney Houston, Has Died at 91


 
Emily “Cissy” Houston, mother of Whitney Houston, Has Died at 91
 
STATEMENT FROM FAMILY: In our time of deep sorrow, we announce the passing of Emily “Cissy” Houston, who transitioned today, Monday, October 7, at 10:30 a.m. ET, at her home in Newark, New Jersey, while under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease. Houston, who recently turned 91 years old on September 30, 2024, was surrounded by her family.

Multi-Faceted Music Master Kevin Toney Passes From Cancer at 70


 
Multi-Faceted Music Master KEVIN TONEY Passes From Cancer at 70
 
Detroit-born prodigy was Leader of `70s Soul-Jazz hitmakers The Blackbyrds founded at HBCU Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Under the Mentorship of Donald Byrd
 
The legacy of pianist/composer/bandleader/educator Kevin Toney stands as among the finest of the artform – not only as a player and performer, but as a human being who strived throughout his lifetime to excel so-as-to be of service.

Pianist Ramsey Lewis Posthumous Album “The Beatles Songbook” to be Released on Jan. 6th, 2023


 
Ramsey Lewis Celebrates the Music of the Fab Four with Posthumous CD “The Beatles Songbook,” His First Solo Piano Recording, Due Jan. 6
 
RICHMOND, CALIF. (PRWEB) OCTOBER 25, 2022: The late, legendary pianist Ramsey Lewis offers an intimate, familiar affair with his solo piano recording “The Beatles Songbook: The Saturday Salon Series, Volume One,” to be released January 6 on Steele Records.

Roy Hargrove Documentary to Premiere at Tribeca Festival on June 12th, 2022 | WATCH NEW TRAILER!


 
Poplife Productions Presents
in Association with Folding Chair Productions
 
“World Premiere” at Tribeca Festival on Sunday, June 12, 2022 (8pm)
Produced by Eliane Henri & Dana Guerin
Executive Produced by Janine Sherman Barrois & Erykah Badu
 
HARGROVE, a vérité style documentary chronicling the last year of GRAMMY Award-winning trumpet legend Roy Hargrove’s life, will debut at the Tribeca Festival on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 8PM at Waterfront Plaza at Brookfield Place (230 Vesey Street, NYC).

Soul Singer Donny Gerrard Has Passed Away at Age of 75


 
DONNY GERRARD
LEAD SINGER OF SKYLARK’S 1972 CLASSIC “WILDFLOWER”
HAS PASSED AWAY AT AGE OF 75
 
Donny Gerrard, the smooth soul singer who was lead vocalist of David Foster’s band Skylark on their 1972 classic “Wildflower,” has passed away at the age of 75. He had been under hospice care for cancer at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. “Our dear brother Donny passed away early this morning at home, peacefully, surrounded by family,” said Adam Ayers of Red Light Management.

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