Angie Stone
Nacimiento : 1961-12-18, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Historia
Angie Stone (born Angela Laverne Brown, December 18, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, and has won two Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards. In 2021, she received the Soul Music Icon Award at the Black Music Honors.
She rose to fame in the late 1970s as member of the hip hop trio The Sequence. In the early 1990s, she became a member of the R&B trio Vertical Hold. Stone would later release her solo debut Black Diamond (1999) on Arista Records, which was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and spawned the single "No More Rain (In This Cloud)".
After transitioning to J Records, she released her second album, Mahogany Soul (2001), which included the hit single "Wish I Didn't Miss You"; followed by the albums Stone Love (2004) and The Art of Love & War (2007), her first number-one album on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
She ventured into acting in the 2000s, making her film debut in the 2002 comedy film The Hot Chick, and her stage debut in 2003, in the role of Big Mama Morton in the Broadway musical Chicago. She has since appeared in supporting roles in films and television series as well as several musical productions, including VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club and TV One's R&B Divas, and movies such as The Fighting Temptations (2003), Pastor Brown (2009) and School Gyrls (2010).
A story about two young black men, Morris and David. Although they have known each other for years, the dynamics of their friendship is constantly questioned by society because of differences in sexuality.
Sadie
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Ursula Sanders
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Performances by legendary female soul singers including Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Gladys Knight, Randy Crawford, Angie Stone, Mary J Blige, Beyonce and many more.
Delores
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Market Shopper
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Kendra's Cousin
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Marlene
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Rick Fredericks
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Comedy Central's Last Laugh '04 was a "year-in-review" type show where comedians talked about events in 2004. The show featured stand-up sets by Norm Macdonald, Kathy Griffin, D.L. Hughley, Gerg Giraldo, Bill Engval, and Colin Quinn. It also featured a comedic sketch by Andy Dick and guest appearances by Morgan Spurlock, David Cross, Michael Moore, and Zach Galifianakis as Jesus Christ. Modest Mouse and Snoop Dogg were musical guests for the show and performed "Float On" and "Drop It Like It's Hot," two of 2004's most popular songs.
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Madame Mambuza
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Featuring inverviews from: Afrika Bambaataa, Ashford & Simpson, Jackson Browne, Kim Burell, Taylor Dayne, Carmen Electra, Faith Evans, Roberta Flack, Joel Gray, Kc & the Sunshine Band, Eartha Kitt, Patti Labelle, Queen Latifah and more?
