Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz-soul vibraphonist and bandleader behind 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine,' whose music became the backbone ...

He helped introduce a funkier strain of the music in the 1970s. He also had an impact on hip-hop: His “Everybody Loves the ...

Vibraphonist behind "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" paved the way for neo-soul and became sampling fodder for hip-hop ...

The composer was known for his often-sampled 1976 album "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" and a career that spanned six decades.

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

“It is with great sadness that the family of legendary vibraphonist, composer and producer Roy Ayers announce his passing ...

Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist responsible for "Everybody Loves the Sunshine, has died. He was 84 years old.

Roy Ayers, the vibraphonist, composer, and record producer whose groove instinctively pushed jazz to its soulful outer limits ...

Roy Ayers, whose hypnotic vibraphone playing and genre-blending compositions transformed jazz and influenced generations of ...

Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz-funk pioneer, has died at the age of 84 in New York City after a long illness.

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 ...