From Mary J. 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 ...

To that end, a song that I grew up listening to that is part of the fabric of my musical soul is Roy Ayers Ubiquity, “Everybody Loves the Sunshine.” You know this song. Your auntie knows this ...

Throughout the years, Everybody Loves the Sunshine has been sampled or covered by many artists such as Kanye West, Common, ...

His music inspired a generation of R&B, jazz, and hip-hop artists. Ayers is best known for his 1976 classic, “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” which is still among the most beautiful and ...

But it's the 1976 release of Everybody Loves the Sunshine that sent a ripple throughout ... It felt wonderful," Ayers told The Guardian in 2017 of the song's creation. "And I knew exactly how ...

During this era, he formed Roy Ayers Ubiquity and scored his biggest hit with “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” the title track from their 1976 album. To date, that song has more than 130 ...

soothed us." Billboard rounded up 21 hip-hop and R&B songs that have sampled and interpolated Roy Ayers Ubiquity's "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," in order from newest to oldest. More from Billboard ...

Ayers' family announced his death in a social media post. Roy Ayers, the musician behind the iconic song "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," has died at 84. The singer's family announced his death in ...

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 ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist, composer and producer known for hit songs like "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," has died at 84, according to his family. Ayers' family ...

Los Angeles native, Roy Ayers, who was behind the popular song “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has passed away. He was 84 years old. The “Godfather of Neo Soul” passed away on March 4 in ...