An influential figure since the '60s, Ayers listed the likes of Erykah Badu and Tyler, the Creator amongst his collaborators. By Tyler Jenke Roy Ayers, the multi-hyphenate composer and artist ...

Roy Cooper, nicknamed the "Super Looper" during his legendary rodeo career, died this week at the age of 69. Cooper, considered the greatest roper of all time, died in a house fire on his property ...

3:59:59 May 3, 2025: We celebrate the vibraphonist and jazz-funk pioneer Roy Ayers tonight with his biggest hit and don't miss new music from Butcher Brown. 3:59:59 April 26, 2025: Check out ...

In early March 2025, jazz-funk legend Roy Ayers died at the age of 84. The veteran vibraphonist is known as one of the original progenitors of acid-jazz and neo-soul, twinkling the keys on such ...

Roy Ayers was during the 1960s one of the most prominentand leading jazz vibraphone players in America. During the1970s and 80s he came to change his focus and becameone of the leading figures in R&B ...

FirstBank founder Jim Ayers died on Tuesday following decades of business leadership and community service across Tennessee. He was 81. "With deep sorrow, we share the passing of our founder and ...

Jim Ayers — a longtime local businessman, banker and philanthropist known for his low-key and gentlemanly demeanor — has died. He was 81. Ayers, perhaps best known as the founder, former ...

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 ...

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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 ...

From Mary J. Blige's "My Life" to Naughty by Nature's "Sunshine," here are 21 hip-hop and R&B songs that have sampled the 1976 Roy Ayers Ubiquity classic. By Heran Mamo While the music world ...

Donation Options Search Search Search 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 ...