From Mary J. Blige's "My Life" to Naughty by Nature's "Sunshine," here are 21 hip-hop and R&B songs that have sampled the ...

Roy Ayers, the vibraphonist, composer, and record producer whose groove instinctively pushed jazz to its soulful outer limits ...

Legendary jazz-funk pioneer Roy Ayers dies at 84, leaving a lasting impact on music with his groundbreaking fusion of jazz, ...

Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist, composer and producer known for hit songs like "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," ...

Vibraphonist, composer, singer and musician Roy Ayers has passed away at the age of 84. His hit song 'Everybody Loves the ...

Roy Ayers, the trailblazer of jazz, funk and neo-soul whose Everybody Loves the Sunshine proved a hugely popular hip-hop ...

Roy Ayers, the towering jazz figure, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, at 84. Hip-Hop Wired has put together eight essential ...

Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody ...

In Everybody Loves The Sunshine, Roy Ayers uses six of the seven notes in F# Dorian mode as roots for fourths chords: F-sharp, A, B, C-sharp, D-sharp and E. Three of the resulting minor 11th chords ...

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 ...

One of the world's most sampled artists died last week. Roy Ayers is a name not many will recognise - but you've certainly ...

Jazz legend Roy Ayers, renowned for his hit 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine', has passed away at 84. Ayers' music influenced generations, blending jazz, funk, R&B, and electronic sounds. His seminal ...