On a sunny afternoon in the spring of 2023, my phone lit up with texts from several friends sharing a video of Vice President Kamala Harris leaving a Washington, D.C., record store. Dressed in a navy ...

Roy Ayers, the legendary vibraphonist, record producer and composer behind hits like "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" and "No Stranger to Love," has died. He was 84. Ayers, nicknamed the "Godfather of ...

Roy Ayers, “The Godfather of Neo-Soul,” passed away at the age of 84 after battling a “long illness.” His music inspired a generation of R&B, jazz, and hip-hop artists. Beloved R&B and neo-soul singer ...

Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist responsible for “Everybody Loves the Sunshine, has died. He was 84 years old. According to a statement shared by the family Ayers’ social media accounts, ...

Roy Ayers, a jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and singer known for his funky 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” that has been sampled by R&B and rap heavyweights, died March 5 at a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roy Ayers performs at the 2Pac 40th Birthday Concert Celebration on Thursday, June 16, 2011, in Atlanta. (Ron Harris/AP) On a ...

Roy Ayers, who wrote the oft-sampled “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” and the soundtrack to Coffy, has died. He was 84. Ayers’s family broke the news of his death to Variety, writing ““It is with great ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

“He lived a beautiful 84 years and will be sorely missed," a statement shared to his Facebook account read Mathew Imaging/WireImage Roy Ayers, the legendary vibraphonist, record producer and composer ...