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

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

Jazz-funk musician Roy Ayers died on Tuesday after a "long illness," his family announced in a statement shared to his social ...

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

Roy Ayers, legendary vibraphonist and musician behind hits like "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" and "Mystic Voyage," has died ...

An influential figure since the '60s, Ayers listed the likes of Erykah Badu and Tyler, the Creator amongst his collaborators.

Roy Ayers, also known as the “godfather of neo-soul” music, died on Tuesday. He was 84. The news of the legendary jazz and R&B musician’s passing was announced via his Facebook account on Wednesday.

Roy Ayers, the "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" jazz-funk virtuoso who paved the way for neo-soul, has died at age 84 ...

Roy Ayers, the “King of Neo Soul” who was born and raised ... Ubiquity helped spawn the subgenre called acid jazz. “If I didn’t have music, I wouldn’t even want to be here,” Ayers ...

While helping push jazz to the forefront of the music industry, musician Roy Ayers sadly passed away at 84 years old.

A multi-genre music legend known as the Godfather of Neo Soul is dead at age 84. Roy Ayers, the jazz vibraphonist best known ...