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 ...

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 ...

Vibraphonist and soul jazz pioneer Roy Ayers died on Tuesday at age 84. His stunning 1976 anthem "Everybody Loves the ...

FILE - Roy Ayers performs at the 2Pac 40th Birthday Concert Celebration on Thursday, June 16, 2011, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ron Harris, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, ...

Roy Ayers, a jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and singer known for his funky 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” that has been sampled by R&B and rap heavyweights, died March 5 at a ...

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 ...