Roy Ayers, the legendary vibraphonist, record producer and composer behind hits like "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" and "No Stranger to Love," has died. He was 84. Ayers, nicknamed the "Godfather of Neo Soul," died on Tuesday, March 4 in New York City after a long illness, according to a statement published on his official Facebook account.

Jazz-funk musician Roy Ayers died on Tuesday after a "long illness," his family announced in a statement shared to his social media accounts.

Roy Ayers, who wrote the oft-sampled “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” and the soundtrack to Coffy, has died. He was 84. Ayers’s family broke the news of his death to Variety, writing ““It is with great sadness that the family of legendary vibraphonist,