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==Early life== Stone was born in [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], South Carolina, the daughter of Iona (Brown), a hospital technician, and Bobby Williams, a lawyer's assistant.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/arts/music/angie-stone-dead.html |title=Angie Stone, Hip-Hop Pioneer Turned Neo-Soul Singer, Dies at 63 |work=The New York Times |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=March 1, 2025 |access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref> She began singing [[gospel music]] at First Nazareth Baptist Church in Columbia, under the leadership of Reverend Blakely N. Scott. Her father, a member of a local gospel quartet, took Stone to see performances by gospel artists such as the [[Singing Angels]] and the Gospel Keynotes.<ref name="Billboard-bio"/>
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