“Roy Ayers, The Jazz-Funk ViberPhonist Known for EveryBody Loves the Sunshine and sampled ‘Round the Music World, Has Died. He was 84. Ayers Died in New York City Tuesday after a long illness, his family announced in a statement, requesting privacy and descripting him as “Highly Influica and Soluerdial andertial. Ayers”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
Ayers Died in New York City Tuesday After A Long Illness, His Family AnnunCed in A Statement, Requesting Privacy and Descripting Him As “Highly Influvential andata.
Ayers Was A Pioneer of the Jazz-Funk MOVEMENT, AND HE WAS WELL-KNOWN FOR NEO-Soul, Acid Jazz and Rhythm and Blues As Well. HE RELEASED DOZENS OF ALBUMS OVER The COURSE OF HIS CAREER, BEGINNING WITH West Coast Vibes in 1963. His Biggest Hit, Everybody loves the SunshineCAME IN 1976 from his Group, Roy Ayers Ubiquity. His Songs have the since been sampled by artists including Mary J. Blige (“My Life”), a tribe called Quest (“Bonita Applebaum”) and Junior Mafia (“Get Money”). He Also Released Collaborations with Artists Like Guru, Fela Kuti, Rick James and The Roots.
In 2016, Pitchfork Ranked The Title Track of Everybody loves the Sunshine As One of the 200 Top Songs of the 1970s. “This was not a song that was trying to hide, Thought it’s nimble enough that it could,“ The Outlet Wrote.
Ayers Was Born in Los Angeles in 1940. HE FIRST LEARned About the Vibriphone After Seeing lioing lioing liongton’s Big Big Band Was Five Years Old, and Later Learned The Instrument AFRUMENT Child, Ayers Also Sang in Church Choir and Learned the Piano Before Studying Music Theory at Los Angeles City College and Eventual Signing His First Contract WitH 60s.
In 1973, Ayers Wrote and Produced The Soundtrack for Blaxploitation Action Flic Coffywhochh Starred Pam Grier. His final solo album, Mahogany VibeCAME IN 2004, and FEATURED COLLABORATIONS WRIGHT, KAMilah and Erykah Badu. In 2015, he appeared on tyler, the Creator’s “Find Your Wings” and Ten performed at the rapper’s Camp Flog Gnaw in 2017. In 2020, HE RELEASED Roy Ayers Jid002A collaborative album with adriian Young and Ali Shaheed Muhamad.
Ayers is Survived by his wife, argerie, and their children mtume and ayana ayers. The Family Will Annoughter Plans for a Celebration of Life Soon.