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Roy Ayers, Everybody Loves the Sunshine musician, dies at 84

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Emma Saunders Culture reporter BBC Influential soul, jazz and funk producer and composer Roy Ayers has died at the age of 84. In a statement posted on Facebookhis family said: “It is with great sadness that the family of legendary vibraphonist, composer, and producer Roy Ayers announce his passing which occurred on March 4 2025 … Read more

Roy Ayers, jazz-soul legend whose music was heavily sampled by younger artists, dies at 84

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Roy Ayers, the “King of Neo Soul” who was born and raised on Vernon Avenue just south of downtown Los Angeles and saw more than 60 of his songs sampled by a who’s who of hip-hop and soul artists, died Wednesday in New York. The bandleader and vibraphonist was 84. “It is with great sadness … Read more