Remembering D’Angelo: The Soulful Visionary On October 14, 2025, the music world lost one of its most evocative voices. Michael Eugene Archer, better known as D’Angelo, passed away at the age of 51 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. While his discography is modest in volume, his impact on R&B, soul, and the neo-soul movement was and remains immense. Early Life & Rise to Recognition Born February 11, 1974, in Richmond, Virginia, D’Angelo was steeped in gospel from an early