Tony! Toni! Tone! Member D’Wayne Wiggins Surrounded With Love During His Last Days
Written by Jazzy T on March 7, 2025
Earlier this week rumors startled to circulate that something was medically wrong D’Wyane Wiggins, one of the founding members of the R&B band Tony! Toni! Tone after he was noticeably missing from the group’s NBA All-Star Appearance. A post on the band’s Instagram on March 5 confirmed that he was suffering from a “long illness” and asked for privacy and prayers. The next day the beloved guitarist, singer, producer and promoter of Bay area music had passed away from bladder cancer.
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The news was shared on Wiggins and the band’s official social media accounts. Wiggins was 64 years old.
“D’Wayne’s life was incomparable, and his music and service impacted millions around the world, including in his hometown of Oakland, California,” Wiggins’ family said in a statement. “He was a guitarist, producer, composer, philanthropist, mentor and founding member of Tony! Toni! Tone! He was deeply passionate about providing artist development and mentorship to emerging young musicians, helping to shape the early careers of many.”
D’Wayne Patrice Wiggins co-founded Tony! Toni! Toné! with his brother Raphael Saadiq and cousin Timothy Christian Riley in the 1980s. Together, they were key figures of new jack swing, the genre that fused R&B, hip-hop, pop, dance, and jazz music to create something new and effervescent.
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