Helen Hunt of “Twister” and “Mad About You” fame will also appear at the annual pop culture convention later this month.

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 9: Amen Thompson #1 of the Houston Rockets looks on during the game against the Toronto Raptors on ...

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

He helped introduce a funkier strain of the music in the 1970s. He also had an impact on hip-hop: His “Everybody Loves the ...

Also notable was Ayers’ crafting of the soundtrack to the Blaxploitation classic Coffy, which stars Pam Grier. One of this writer’s favorites was Ayers connecting with The Roots on their ...

Ayres also left his stamp on cinema as the composer for “Coffy,” the 1973 blaxploitation film that launched the career of Pam Grier. “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has more than 130 ...

Pam Grier is one of the most popular and well-known film stars from the 1970s. Most people know Grier from her successful star vehicles like Coffy and Foxy Brown. But she was already a proven box ...

(Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) The death of Roy Ayers ... composing the score for the 1973 blaxploitation action thriller 'Coffy' starring Pam Grier. His work on the film added yet another ...