The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.
Roy Ayers Quotes
What we call soul has been around a long time. It comes out of a particular culture that is African in origin, but influenced by 250 years of slavery, as well as other forms of racial oppression.
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| Birth: | 10th September, 1940 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Composer, Musician, Lyricist |
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Roy Ayers is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player. 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.
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