Roy Ayers, jazz-soul legend whose music was heavily sampled by younger artists, dies at 84
Roy Ayers, Vibraphonist Who Injected Soul Into Jazz, Dies at 84
Roy Ayers, legendary ‘Everyone Loves the Sunshine' musician, dies at 84
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Roy Ayers, godfather of neo-soul, dead at 84
Roy Ayers, the trailblazer of jazz, funk and neo-soul whose "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" proved a hugely popular hip-hop sample, has died. His 1976 track "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" has been sampled nearly 200 times by major artists including Dr.