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

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

Roy Ayers, the vibraphonist and composer called the "Godfather of Neo Soul," died on March 4, 2025, in New York City at the age of 84 after a prolonged illness.

Jazz fusion legend Roy Ayers who wrote the song “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has died aged 84 after a long illness. “It is with great sadness that the family of legendary vibraphonist, composer and ...

As per The Tennessean, Ayers also had a son, Nabil Ayers, with Louise Braufman. More about Roy Ayers’ relationship with Nabil following the musician’s passing Nabil Ayers, the son of Roy Ayers ...

Roy Ayers, the 1970s jazz and neo soul artist behind the hit 'Everybody Loves The Sunshine,' has died at age 84.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Composer and musician Roy Ayers - known for his 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” - has died in ...

1:15 p.m. March 7, 2025: A previous version of this story said Roy Ayers died Wednesday. He died Tuesday. Roy Ayers, the “King of Neo Soul” who was born and raised on Vernon Avenue just south ...