Influential soul, jazz and funk producer and composer Roy Ayers ... sought after as a music collaborator." Ayers' own biggest ...

Roy Ayers, the vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer behind "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," has died at ... the desire young people express for my music," Ayers told Dummy in 2016.

Blige's "My Life" to Naughty by Nature's "Sunshine," here are 21 hip-hop and R&B songs that have sampled the 1976 Roy Ayers Ubiquity classic. By Heran Mamo While the music world mourns Roy Ayers ...

One thing Roy Ayers did was create a significant amount of music that will live on forever. Of course, “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” is his legacy piece—his song that will outlive any of ...

Everybody loves the sunshine – except Dracula,” said Ayers in The Guardian. Roy Ayers was born Sept. 10, 1940, in Los Angeles, California, and grew up surrounded by music. His mom taught piano ...

Just days after the death of R&B/soul fixture Angie Stone, Variety reports that jazz legend Roy Ayers has died ... for his 1976 composition “Everybody Loves The Sunshine.” ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz and R&B musician known as the "godfather of neo-soul" music, has died following a "long illness." He was 84. The news was shared Wednesday night to Ayers' social media accounts ...

Ayers' family announced his death in a social media post. Roy Ayers, the musician behind the iconic song "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," has ... Ayers was involved with music from a young age.

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Roy Ayers, the legendary American vibraphonist, composer and pioneer of jazz-funk, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 84. The producer passed away in New York City after a long illness, the ...