Roy Ayers, legendary 'Everyone Loves the Sunshine' musician, dies at 84

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  Roy Ayers, Everybody Loves the Sunshine musician, dies at 84

  Ayers was a huge influence on other artists including Pharrell Williams, Mary J Blige and Common.
  
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  Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer behind Everybody Loves the Sunshine, dies aged 84

  Family announces on Facebook that the musician died in New York City after a long illness. Roy Ayers , the jazz-funk pioneer whose hit Everybody Loves the Sunshine has become a summer staple ...
  
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  Roy Ayers, Vibraphonist Who Injected Soul Into Jazz, Dies at 84

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  The New York Times - 36m
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