D'Wayne Wiggins | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | D'Wayne Patrice Wiggins |
| Born | February 14, 1961 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 2025 (aged 64) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Formerly of | Tony! Toni! Toné! |
D'Wayne Patrice Wiggins (February 14, 1961 – March 7, 2025) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer best known as a founding member of the R&B/soul band Tony! Toni! Toné!.[1][2][3][4][5] He formed Tony! Toni! Toné! in 1986 with his younger half brother, Charles Ray Wiggins (later known as Raphael Saadiq), and their cousin Timothy Christian Riley.[2][3][4][5] The band achieved three platinum albums and a slew of hits in the 1980s and '90s.[2]
Wiggins founded the company Grass Roots Entertainment in 1995, which helped develop artists such as Destiny's Child, Keyshia Cole, H.E.R., Zendaya and Kehlani.[2][3][4][5] He released his debut and only solo project with Motown Records, Eyes Never Lie, in 2000.[4][5]
Wiggins worked on the Alicia Keys 2003 album The Diary of Alicia Keys,[4][5] winning a Grammy Award as producer. He was also the bandleader for comedian D.L. Hughley’s Comedy Central series Weekends at the D.L..[4]
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- ^ a b c d Risen, Clay (March 7, 2025). "D'Wayne Wiggins, 64, Dies; One Third of R&B Group Tony! Toni! Toné!". The New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Landrum Jr., Jonathan (March 7, 2025). "D'Wayne Wiggins, founding member of the R&B group Tony! Toni! Tone!, has died at 64". Associated Press. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e f Kaufman, Gil (March 7, 2025). "D'Wayne Wiggins, Co-Founding Member of Tony! Toni! Toné!, Dead at 64". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e Horowitz, Steven J. (March 7, 2025). "D'Wayne Wiggins, Founding Member of Tony! Toni! Toné!, Dies at 64". Variety. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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