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featuring Ayers and a number of artists who have sampled his music and have been influenced by him and his music, has been in development for a number of years. The Roy Ayers
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Ayers is known for helping to popularize feel-good music in the 1970s, stating that "I like that happy feeling all of the time, so that ingredient is still there. I try to generate that because it's the natural way I am". This is continually reflected throughout his musical output, whether it be
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Everyone Wants to Sample the Great Vibes of Roy Ayers: Ayers Is Pivotal in Funk and Jazz, and Has Stories of Working with Fela Kuti and Rick James." Irish Times January 1, 2014: 13.
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Richens, Mark. "COLLECTION OF UNRELEASED RECORDINGS FROM AYERS PROVES HIS VIBE MASTERY." The
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White, Tony. "Warm Vibes Flow in the Sunshine of Roy Ayers." American Red Star January 1, 1998: B.9. Print.
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Shuler, Deardra. "Roy Ayers: Everybody Loves His 'Sunshine'" New York Amsterdam News1 Jan. 2010: 23. Print.
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1968:1940 births
1947:Discography
1881:Let's Do It
1873:You Send Me
1801:Virgo Vibes
1658:The Forward
970:I'm the One
956:In the Dark
903:Let's Do It
883:You Send Me
804:He's Coming
757:Virgo Vibes
733:Discography
691:Cherry Bomb
666:Erykah Badu
641:house music
501:In The Dark
435:Billboard's
357:Herbie Mann
306:Black music
192:Golden Mink
139:Instruments
128:band leader
113:Occupations
75:Los Angeles
1962:Categories
1857:Vibrations
1025:References
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867:Vibrations
609:Rick James
599:, for the
446:Jill Scott
346:Curtis Amy
295:South Park
280:Early life
149:vibraphone
65:1940-09-10
2048:Fela Kuti
1817:Daddy Bug
1786:Roy Ayers
1632:0190-8286
1490:April 16,
1148:Billboard
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810:Virgo Red
780:All Blues
773:Daddy Bug
744:As leader
688:'s album
559:, salsa,
517:jazz funk
462:Fela Kuti
399:Evolution
381:Pam Grier
367:Jack Hill
359:in 1966.
275:Biography
257:acid jazz
253:jazz-funk
233:Roy Ayers
153:keyboards
99:acid jazz
94:jazz-funk
32:Roy Ayers
1865:Lifeline
1689:June 19,
1663:June 19,
1637:June 19,
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1542:June 19,
1516:July 28,
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1233:June 11,
1228:Bonafide
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1128:June 11,
875:Lifeline
792:Ubiquity
681:(2008).
563:, rock,
513:LinnDrum
456:Afrobeat
369:'s 1973
354:flautist
261:Neo Soul
237:post-bop
201:Columbia
178:Atlantic
122:composer
119:Musician
89:Post-bop
1510:YouTube
1404:Discogs
982:Wake Up
601:hip-hop
597:Wake Up
541:Whitney
459:pioneer
391:R&B
287:mallets
269:sampled
214:Website
188:Ichiban
183:Polydor
48:in 2019
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1924:(1982)
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1452:Print.
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332:Career
245:tenure
171:Labels
145:Vocals
125:singer
82:Genres
1889:Fever
1825:Coffy
1579:Ebony
1559:Ebony
1012:Nasté
976:Drive
911:Fever
823:Coffy
593:Drive
585:Perth
494:Niger
403:disco
376:Coffy
373:film
338:bebop
318:Latin
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