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Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84
Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody ...
Roy Ayers, jazz-soul legend whose music was heavily sampled by younger artists, dies at 84
Roy Ayers, the jazz-soul vibraphonist and bandleader behind 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine,' whose music became the backbone ...
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Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84
He also moved on to work with David “Fathead” Newman, the tenor mainstay of Ray Charles’ great ’60s orchestra ... film “Coffy” starring Pam Grier. He also moved on to work with ...
Roy Ayers, Legendary Jazz Vibraphonist Behind ‘Everybody Loves the Sunshine,’ Dies at 84
Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist responsible for “Everybody Loves the Sunshine, has died. He was 84 years old.
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Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84
He also moved on to work with David “Fathead” Newman, the tenor mainstay of Ray Charles’ great ’60s orchestra. In 2017, he appeared alongside such acts as Tom Petty, the Shins, Alabama ...
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Roy Ayers, jazz-soul legend whose music was heavily sampled by younger artists, dies at 84
He said he was happy that he never asked anyone to sample his music, though he thought at the time that about 60 artists had done ... was co-written by its star Pam Grier and director Jack Hall.