Tony! Toni! Toné! founding member and guitarist D’Wayne Wiggins has died, per an announcement from the longtime R&B band.

The household launched a somber assertion on Instagram Thursday … “With damaged hearts, we share with you that our beloved D’Wayne handed away this morning surrounded by household and family members. Over the previous 12 months, he has been privately and courageously battling bladder most cancers. Via this struggle, he remained dedicated and current for his household, his music, his followers and his neighborhood.

The assertion continues … “D’Wayne’s life was incomparable, and his music and repair impacted thousands and thousands around the globe, together with in his hometown of Oakland, California. He was a guitarist, producer, composer, philanthropist, mentor and founding member of Tony! Toni! Tone! He was deeply keen about offering artist improvement and mentorship to rising younger musicians, serving to to form the early careers of many.

The household wrote, “For now, we ask that you just proceed to respect our privateness. We mourn with you, and are deeply grateful in your love and assist.”

Wiggins and the band — together with Timothy Christian Riley and Raphael Saadiq — have been scheduled to carry out on the Grand Theatre Heart for the Arts in Tracy, California on March 22 … however the group launched an announcement a pair days in the past revealing Wiggins had been sidelined with medical problems — we all know now to be his most cancers.

Tony! Toni! Toné! received their begin on the Oakland scene within the mid-Nineteen Eighties and went on to launch a number of platinum albums that included iconic R&B hits comparable to “Feels Good,” “It By no means Rains (In Southern California),” “Anniversary,” and “Let’s Get Down” that includes DJ Quik.

Wiggins was 64.