This 75-year-old from Alabama doesn't think of himself as funny, but he has a knack for discovering people who are.

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 and rap heavyweights ...

Roy Ayers, Kwashibu Area Band, Red Snapper, Calibro 35, Manu Dibango, John Lamkin, & More article by Tony Poole, published on ...

As a solo artist, Roy Ayers released dozens of albums over the years, dating as far back as 1963. His last release was in 2024. Ayers’ biggest hits were “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” and “Running ...

In 1945, Lionel Hampton spotted a five year-old boogying so hard during his concert in Los Angeles, that the legendary the ...

Roy Ayers, a jazz vibraphonist ... “Description of a Fool,” and the song was sampled by Big Daddy Kane and Common. Mr. Ayers was heard on Tyler, the Creator’s album “Cherry Bomb ...

Roy Ayers was a virtuoso jazz vibraphone player and multi-instrumentalist, but he was also able, in the 1970s, to bring jazz substance into R&B, funk and soul and later to inspire the style known as ...

NEW YORK — Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist ... of a Fool,” and the song was sampled by Big Daddy Kane and Common. Ayers was heard on Tyler, the Creator’s album “Cherry Bomb ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist ... a Fool,” and the song was sampled by Big Daddy Kane and Common. Ayers was heard on Tyler, the Creator’s album “Cherry Bomb ...

Jazz musician Roy Ayers plays an African Marimba instrument ... a Fool,” and the song was sampled by Big Daddy Kane and Common. Ayers was heard on Tyler, the Creator’s album “Cherry Bomb ...

He's been the sample source for Nineties playlist standards like A Tribe Called Quest's "Bonita Applebum," Junior Mafia's "Get Money," as well as aughts tracks like Common and Erykah Badu's "Come ...