Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk vibraphonist known for the album Everybody Loves the Sunshine which has been sampled countless times ...

Ayers was a pioneer of the jazz-funk movement, and he was well-known for neo-soul, acid jazz and rhythm and blues as ... sampled by artists including Mary J. Blige (“My Life”), A Tribe Called ...

Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, March 12, 14 and 15, at Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave., ...

Jazz fusion legend Roy Ayers who wrote the song “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has died aged 84 after a long illness. “It is ...

Explore iconic 80s female singers who defined a decade with powerful vocals, unforgettable hits, and timeless performances.

Last year’s crop of inductees included Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band ... “Born from the collision of rhythm & blues, country, and gospel, rock & roll is a spirit that is inclusive and ...

Hits like “Rhythm Nation,” and ... folk, and blues music. Singles including “Favorite Mistake” and “Soak Up the Sun” helped Crow sell over 50 million albums worldwide. Mary J. Blige’s debut album What ...

On Mary J. Blige’s “Family Affair,” Dre cues up ... name from the title of the Charles Wright and the Watts 103 Street Rhythm Band that it samples. The lyrical content details the struggles ...