Roy's music took off and reached the masses when his work was used on the Pam Grier Blaxploitation film Coffy. After that he ...

His music really started to reach the masses with his work on the Pam Grier Blaxploitation film, "Coffy." He went on to drop "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" in 1976. To give you an idea of how ...

Like a scene out of a movie, a 5-year-old Ayers boogie ... But it’s the 1976 release of Everybody Loves the Sunshine that sent a ripple throughout funk space; a staple of his live set for ...

In 1973, he wrote and produced the soundtrack for the blaxploitation film “Coffy” starring ... and scored his biggest hit with “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” the title track from their ...

In 1976, Ayers released his most famous track, ‘Everybody Loves the Sunshine’, a laid-back, warm-weather anthem that remains one of the most sampled jazz recordings in history. Reflecting on ...

He also wrote and produced the soundtrack for the blaxploitation film Coffy starring Pam ... who were also behind Everybody Loves the Sunshine. Roy Edward Ayers Jr was born into a musical family ...

Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist known for his hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” and sampled by countless artists, died at the age of 84. In a statement shared with Variety ...