He went on to record three albums with jazz flautist Herbie Mann before forming Roy Ayers Ubiquity and landing the hit Everybody Loves the Sunshine in 1976, from the album of the same name. His last ...

Roy Ayers, who wrote the oft-sampled “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” and the soundtrack to Coffy, has died. He was 84. Ayers’s family broke the news of his death to Variety, writing ““It ...

a percussion instrument that looks similar to a xylophone but has a set of metal bars rather than wood. His other hits include Running Away and Searchin', with his band Roy Ayers Ubiquity ...

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 ...

Roy Ayers was a hugely influential musical pioneer who changed people’s perceptions of the vibraphone. First commercially produced in 1924, the vibraphone is an electric-powered tuned percussion ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz vibraphonist whose smooth fusion planted the seeds of acid jazz and neo soul, died Wednesday at the age of 84. Ayers’ family confirmed his death on the musician’s Facebook ...

When Roy Ayers rebooted his sonic identity circa 1970, his intentionality was unequivocal. Though originally inspired by jazz great Lionel Hampton (his childhood role model as a vibraphonist and ...

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 ...

Roy Ayers, the legendary American vibraphonist ... the vibraphone – the percussion instrument resembling a marimba or xylophone – and moved away from the uptempo jazz sound pioneered by ...