Nearly 50 years after the release of his hit "Everybody Loves The Sunshine, we're looking at the fascinating story of Roy ...

"In the Groove" host Ryan Patrick Hooper in WDET's studios in Detroit. New music from Yukimi of Little Dragon, a selection ...

A Roy Ayers Rarities compilation, ‘Secrets of the Sun,’ is coming soon and features four previously unreleased tracks.

Speaking on stage at Los Angeles' Peacock Theatre, Elton said: "We were scared sh**less because he was my idol. He was the ...

Sir Elton reminisced on the moment they met, revealing he was terrified to meet his idol: ‘We were scared s**tless because he ...

Elton John performed a rendition of the Beach Boys’ "God Only Knows" as part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s tribute to the late Brian Wilson.

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 ...

Kwadwo Deterville grounded Roy’s story in South Central L.A., tracing his roots back to the Central Avenue jazz scene and his early exposure to Lionel Hampton, who inspired Ayers to take up the ...

Roy Ayers, a vibraphonist, record producer and composer who created a new jazz sound in the mid-1970s that combined electronic jazz, trippy funk and soothing soul that rested heavily on mellow chord ...

NEW YORK — Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” that has been sampled by such R&B and rap ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” that has been sampled by such R&B and ...

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 ...