SingerSheila E. posted the newson Twitter, first reported byTMZ.
(Reps for Edwards could not be reached.)
She left the group after one album to pursue a solo career, recording the LPsWild AnimalandSkin on Skin.
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She also dabbled in acting, with roles in such films asThe Last Dragon,52 Pick-Up, andAction Jackson.
Her TV credits includedMiami ViceandHighlander.
Matthews struggled with drug abuse for years before getting clean and becoming a born-again Christian in the 1990s.
She published an autobiography,Blame It on Vanity, and dedicated herself to evangelism.
Health problems long plagued her, and last year she set up acrowdfunding pageto help cover her medical costs.
She absolutely loved God unto salvation, the latter wrote on Twitter.
Rest in his glory.
