Brownstone singer Charmayne Maxwell dead at 46 in apparent fall
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sunday, March 1, 2015, 6:37 PM
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INSTAGRAMCharmayne Maxwell, 46, died Saturday night in an apparent fall after her son’s soccer game.
Singer Charmayne (Maxee) Maxwell, of the 1990s R&B group Brownstone, mysteriously died Saturday, members of her family have confirmed.
The 46-year-old’s death occured after her son’s soccer game on Saturday and has been attributed to a fall, according to Danish media.
She “died in the most terrible way,” her brother Brandon Maxwell tweeted Saturday night, but further details regarding her death are scarce.
“I’m so devastated because you deserved to stay on this Earth much longer,” wrote Brandon Maxwell, of his big sister.
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Brownstone members (L to R) Charmayne (Maxee) Maxwell, Monica (Mimi) Doby, and Nichole (Nicci) Gilbert are seen in 1994.
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Charmayne (Maxee) Maxwell, of Brownstone, had performed with the R&B group since 1994. She died Saturday, according to family members.
The singer was married to Danish music producer Carsten Schack and the couple lived in Los Angeles. It's not clear where the death occurred. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office and Los Angeles Police Department have stated it did not happen in their jurisdiction.
TMZ reports she died due to a cut to her neck.
Maxwell performed with Brownstone for more than a decade and are best known for the songs “If You Love Me,” “Grapevyne” and their cover of the Eagles song, “I Can’t Tell You Why.”
