(GEMS RADIO)—-Roy Ayers, the jazz icon who was named the godfather of Neo-Soul, died Wednesday.
A facebook post read: “It is with great sadness that the family of legendary vibraphonist, composer and producer Roy Ayers announce his passing which occurred on March 4th, 2025 in New York City after a long illness.”
“He lived a beautiful 84 years and will be sorely missed. His family ask that you respect their privacy at this time, a celebration of Roy’s life will be forthcoming.”
His work was sampled by Mary J. Blige, Common, and A Tribe Called Quest. He also collaborated with The Roots and Erykah Badu.
(GEMS RADIO)----Tory Lanez says this comeback is personal this time. His new album entitled Peterson will arrive on March 7 and will be a sequel to his album Daystar. He says about the new project, “the first ever in-real-time prison album. An album that’s recorded in prison, for prisoners, by a prisoner in real time as a prisoner is going through his real-time sentence. And it’s professional. It’s going to […]
