With the loss of multi-talented instrumentalist Roy Ayers, who died on Wednesday at ... Hip-hop production stalwarts such as J. Dilla, Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, Madlib, and others ...

“He lived a beautiful 84 years and will be sorely missed," a statement shared to his Facebook account read Mathew Imaging/WireImage Roy Ayers, the legendary vibraphonist, record producer and ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz and R&B musician known as the "godfather of neo-soul" music, has died following a "long illness." He was 84. The news was shared Wednesday night to Ayers' social media accounts ...

“Maybe we should ask the question, what is goalie interference now?” Patrick Roy said after his Islanders beat the Canadiens 4-3 in overtime on Thursday. “It’s getting tougher and tougher ...

Over the years, Ayers’ music was sampled by Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, A Tribe Called Quest, Kanye West, Common, and Tyler, the Creator, among scores of other acts. “Roy Ayers was kind of a ...

By Andrey Henkin Roy Ayers, a vibraphonist who in the 1970s ... has been sampled nearly 200 times by artists including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige and Snoop Dogg. The electric piano ...

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 ...

Comedian Roy Wood Jr. has been tapped to host the 85th annual Peabody Awards, which takes place June 1 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. This reps Wood’s first time as ...

The Giants needed bodies to fill their depth chart at defensive tackle and added a veteran into the mix, agreeing to terms Monday with Roy Robertson-Harris on a two-year, $9 million deal.

Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist known for his hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” and sampled by countless artists, died at the age of 84. In a statement shared with Variety, the ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk pioneer known for the ... including on classic hip-hop tracks by A Tribe Called Quest, Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, and others. Collaborators across his career included ...

There’s a kind of hip, laid-back, feel-good mood that we call “vibing.” The vibraphone isn’t the source of that slang term, but the instrument has a strong claim on epitomizing it anyway.