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

The legendary American vibraphonist, composer and pioneer of jazz-funk died Tuesday, his family said. He was 84.

Roy Ayers, the legendary vibraphonist and musician behind 1976’s album “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” has died.

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

Jazz- funk legend Roy Ayers has died at the age of 84, his family has confirmed. The American musician, best known for the ...

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

Roy Ayers, the trailblazer of jazz, funk and neo-soul whose "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" proved a hugely popular hip-hop ...

Ayers was a pioneer in the jazz scene, becoming one of the artists who created some of the first acid jazz tracks, and was a ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk vibraphonist known for Everybody Loves the Sunshine and sampled ’round the music world, has died. He ...

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

They described him as "highly influential and sought after as a music collaborator." Ayers' own biggest hit was the mellow ...