University School of Jackson sophomore Haylen Ayers was named Tennessee's Gatorade Player of the Year. She averaged 23 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game this season. Ayers' mother ...

Jazz musician Roy Ayers plays an African Marimba instrument during his workshop with young music artist at Funda Centre in Soweto, South Africa. Themba Hadebe/AP Photos Share NEW YORK (AP ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist, composer and producer known for hit songs like "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," has died at 84, according to his family. Ayers' family ...

FILE - Roy Ayers performs at the 2Pac 40th Birthday Concert Celebration on Thursday, June 16, 2011, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ron Harris, File) FILE - Roy Ayers performs at the 2Pac 40th Birthday ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...

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 chart.

Roy Ayers, the influential jazz vibraphonist known for his timeless hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” has passed away at the age of 84. His family announced that Ayers died on March 4 ...

Walter H. Ayers, 88, of Toms River passed away on March 6, 2025 at Concord Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Lakewood. He was born in Freehold and resided there for most of his life.