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

Roy Ayers was a beloved sample source who made it a point to collaborate with rappers as the genre rose to prominence ...

Roy Ayers, the “king of neo-soul” and artist behind “Everybody Loves Sunshine,” has died. His family confirmed his death ...

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 ...

The legendary jazzman’s compositions are instantly recognizable through decades of samples in hip-hop, R&B, and more.

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

Roy Ayers, the pioneering jazz-funk vibraphonist ... People always join in and it’s been sampled over 100 times, by everyone ...

Roy Ayers, the trailblazer of jazz ... His 1976 track "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" has been sampled nearly 200 times by ...

With the loss of multi-talented instrumentalist Roy Ayers, who died on Wednesday ... Hip-hop production stalwarts such as J. Dilla, Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, Madlib, and others ...

Ayers had 12 albums land in the Billboard 200 album charts, the highest being “You Send Me” in 1978 at No. 48. His “The Best of Roy Ayers” spend 50 weeks on the Contemporary Jazz Album ...

Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist ... sampled by such R&B and rap heavyweights as Mary J. Blige, N.W.A., Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Mos Def and Ice Cube, has died. He was 84. The Ayers family said ...