Roy Ayers, the legendary vibraphonist, record producer and composer behind hits like "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" and "No ...

Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist known for his hit 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine,' has died. He was 84.

The vibraphonist's hits have been sampled by Mary J. Blige, Common, Tyler, the Creator and Kanye West. By Zoe G. Phillips Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk vibraphonist known for the album Everybody Loves the ...

Blige’s “My Life.” Over the years, Ayers’ music was sampled by Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, A Tribe Called Quest, Kanye West, Common, and Tyler, the Creator, among scores of other acts. “Roy Ayers was ...

Roy Ayers, who wrote the oft-sampled “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” and the soundtrack to Coffy, has died. He was 84. Ayers’s ...

Musicians have been paying tribute to the "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" icon, whose influence has shaped R&B, hip-hop and neo-soul.

NEW YORK (AP) — Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist ... s 1989 opus “Description of a Fool,” and the song was sampled by ...

With the loss of multi-talented instrumentalist Roy Ayers, who died on Wednesday at ... s “Get Money,” as well as aughts tracks like Common and Erykah Badu’s “Come Close.” ...

Jazz legend Roy Ayers died on March 4, 2025. Ayers is best known for "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," which has been sampled ...

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

The vibraphonist's hits have been sampled by Mary J. Blige, Common, Tyler, the Creator and Kanye West. By Zoe G. Phillips Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk vibraphonist known for the album Everybody Loves ...