Sadly, iconic Jamaican toaster U-Roy, born Ewart Beckford in Jones Town, Jamaica, has passed away. He was 78 and passed away after surgery at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, ...

Reggae vocalist and DJ U-Roy has died in Jamaica, aged 78. No cause of death has been disclosed. Born Ewart Beckford in Kingston, U-Roy rose to prominence in the late 1960s with King Tubby's ...

The legendary American vibraphonist, composer and pioneer of jazz-funk died Tuesday, his family said. He was 84.

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

as well as many cousins in the U.S. and Germany. He was preceded in death by his parents and first wife, Mary Pat Rogers. Roy’s life will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m. at Draeger-Langendorf Funeral ...

Roy Ayers, the musician behind the iconic song "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," has died at 84. The singer's family announced his death in a Facebook post on Wednesday evening. "It is with great ...