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

Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk vibraphonist known for Everybody Loves The Sunshine and sampled 'round the music world, has died. He ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz and R&B musician known as the ... or I just play funk, or I just play blues, or whatever," he added. "I play neo-soul." As for the genre's origin, he pointed to one of his ...

NEW YORK — Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” that has been sampled by such R&B ...

a transition he underscored by forming the group Roy Ayers Ubiquity. Cultivating a smooth signature sound that wove lush soul, elastic jazz, and tight funk, Ayers emphasized rhythm and texture ...

Roy Ayers, who died March 4 ... offering a lyrical complement to the propulsive rhythm. But make no mistake: It’s a coolant, and it feels like one. Ayers tapped into a tremendous power when ...

Roy Ayers, the trailblazer of jazz, funk and neo-soul whose "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" proved a hugely popular hip-hop ...

Roy Ayers, who died March 4 ... offering a lyrical complement to the propulsive rhythm. But make no mistake: it’s a coolant, and it feels like one. Ayers tapped into a tremendous power when ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk vibraphonist known for ... and he was well-known for neo-soul, acid jazz and rhythm and blues as well. He released dozens of albums over the course of his career ...