Roy Ayers (born September 10, 1940) is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and record producer. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk. He is a key figure in the acid jazz movement, and has been dubbed "The Godfather of Neo Soul".He is best known for his compositions "Everybody Loves the Sunshine", "Searchin", and "Running Away".At one time, he was said to have more sampled hits by rappers than any other artist. Ayers started recording as a bebop sideman in 1962 and rose to prominence when he dropped out of Los Angeles City College and joined jazz flautist Herbie Mann in 1966. In the early 1970s, Roy Ayers started his own band called Roy Ayers Ubiquity, a name he chose because ubiquity means a state of being everywhere at the same time. Ayers was responsible for ...
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