Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk vibraphonist known for Everybody Loves The Sunshine and sampled ’round the music world, has died. He ...

The vibraphonist's hits have been sampled by Mary J. Blige, Common ... and he was well-known for neo-soul, acid jazz and rhythm and blues as well. He released dozens of albums over the course ...

Jazz fusion legend Roy Ayers who wrote the song “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has died aged 84 after a long illness. “It is ...

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The Athletic has live coverage of Chiefs vs. Eagles in Super Bowl LIX and Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance. (Editor’s note: The Athletic baseball writer Levi Weaver is an accomplished ...

Last year’s crop of inductees included Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band ... “Born from the collision of rhythm & blues, country, and gospel, rock & roll is a spirit that is inclusive and ...

Hits like “Rhythm Nation,” and ... folk, and blues music. Singles including “Favorite Mistake” and “Soak Up the Sun” helped Crow sell over 50 million albums worldwide. Mary J. Blige’s debut album What ...

On Mary J. Blige’s “Family Affair,” Dre cues up ... name from the title of the Charles Wright and the Watts 103 Street Rhythm Band that it samples. The lyrical content details the struggles ...

It was the last California stop for Blige’s “ The For My Fans Tour ,” a 27-date trip that started in January. The Grammy and ...

Mary J. Blige’s 2025 “For My Fans Tour” is set to play Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Wednesday, March 19.