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Roy Ayers
From 1960s West Coast hard bop jazz to the funk and disco scene of the 1970s
through to the early roots of hip-hop, Roy Ayers left his mark as a soulful,
experimental pioneer and all round cool cat. Born on September 10, 1940 and
raised in Los Angeles by a musical family, Ayers took up the vibraphone (an
aluminium version of a xylophone) aged 17 and sucked up the sounds of the
Central Avenue nightclubs before learning his trade as part of flautist Herbie
Mann's band. He soundtracked the cult Pam Griers blaxploitation film Coffy
(1973) and scored underground hits with "Evolution" ...
Everybody Loves the SunshineRoy Ayers
Everybody Loves the Sunshine
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Find Your WingsTyler, The Creator, Kali Uchis, Roy Ayers, Tiffany Palmer, Onitsha Shaw, Samantha Nelson, Syd Bennett and Jameel Kirk Bruner
Cherry Bomb
2:59
When You Think of MeEric Benét and Roy Ayers
A Day in the Life
5:43
What You Won't Do for LoveRoy Ayers
No Stranger to Love
Keep on WalkingRoy Ayers and Roy Ayers Ubiquity
Everybody Loves the Sunshine
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SearchingRoy Ayers
Vibrations
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