His music also inspired other musicians such as Kanye "Ye" West and Mary J. Blige, the latter of whom sampled his 1976 song "Searching." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Roy Ayers, the ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz and R&B musician known ... Blige, the latter of whom sampled his 1976 song "Searching." Ayers described neo-soul as "a sound that encompasses all these different sounds ...

Roy Ayers, the legendary American vibraphonist, composer and pioneer of jazz-funk, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 84. The producer passed away in New York City after a long illness ...

Roy Ayers, who died March 4 at 84 ... It translated easily to Ayers’s other landmark tunes, such as 1976’s “Searching” — which even restored the burning horns that “Sunshine ...

“Roy Ayers is largely responsible for what we deem ... Ayers was the inspiration for the 2022 memoir “My Life in the Sunshine: Searching for My Father and Discovering My Family,” by the ...

Roy Ayers was the first person I saw playing vibraphone ... I vividly remember the first time I heard “Running Away.” “Searching” is another one of those songs that I’d wager almost ...

Roy Ayers, the trailblazer of jazz, funk and neo-soul whose Everybody Loves The Sunshine proved a hugely popular hip-hop sample, has died at age 84.. Soon after tributes flooded in. Former US ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz vibraphonist whose smooth fusion planted the seeds of acid jazz and neo soul, died Wednesday at the age of 84. Ayers’ family confirmed his death on the musician’s Facebook ...

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 ...

PASADENA, CA - JUNE 24: Musician Roy Ayers performs on the Willow stage during Arroyo Seco Weekend at the Brookside Golf Course at on June 24, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Rich Fury ...

Roy Ayers, the towering jazz legend whose songs reverberated throughout the entire scope of music, passed away this week at 84, leaving behind a massive library of sounds. Throughout his long ...