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In Memoriam 2025: 14 of the most influential cultural icons who left us this year

From beloved "Twin Peaks" director David Lynch to Italian fashion maestro Giorgio Armani, Euronews Culture remembers 14 of the most influential arts and entertainment stars who died this year.

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“It was a beautiful, hot, sunny day and I just got this phrase in my head: 'Everybody loves the sunshine'”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind Roy Ayers' most iconic song

Our resident music professor puts Ayers' oft-sampled 1976 classic under the musical microscope

MusicRadar

Everybody Loves the Sunshine is just one point of perfection in Roy Ayers’ astonishing catalogue

Ayers’ genre-bending jazz-funk sound produced one fantastic album after another – and then found a new lease of life in hip-hop sampling

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Roy Ayers obituary

Jazz-soul vibraphonist and band leader best known for his laid-back summer track Everybody Loves the Sunshine

The Guardian - UK

Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84

Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has died

The Independent UK

Roy Ayers dead: Tributes as 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine' artist dies aged 84

The family of Roy Ayers confirmed the musician died after a long illness

Evening Standard

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

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Roy Ayers death: Neo-soul pioneer behind ‘Everybody Loves The Sunshine’ dies aged 84

Musician died on Tuesday after long illness

The Independent UK

‘Bass on one shoulder, bow and arrows on the other’: life with Fela Kuti on history’s most dangerous tour

In 1979, my father Roy Ayers went on an extraordinary three-week tour with the Afrobeat pioneer amid extreme violence in Nigeria. Three band members recount the unforgettable trip

The Guardian - UK

London festivals 2023: Your guide to the best music festivals in the capital

From Junction 2 to All Points East, there’s plenty of festivals to keep you busy in the capital

Evening Standard

Mary J Blige’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

As her debut album turns 30 this month, we rate the best of a singer who pours pain into her music with so much drama

The Guardian - UK

Earth Day Anthems: Songs to celebrate our amazing, damaged planet

Tunes to remind us that our world is still worth saving

The Independent UK

Roy Ayers, Jenna G and Mad Professor join Blues Kitchen’s spring line-up

Also on the bill will be the likes of Slum Village, Norman Jay and Greg Wilson

Manchester Evening News

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