Roy Ayers (born 10 September 1940, in Los Angeles) is the bearer funk, soul, jazz composer and vibraphone player. Ayers memulai karirnya sebagai pemain musik jazz, beberapa album dirilisnya dibawah naungan Arista Records sebelum pindah ke Polydor Records. Ayers began his career as a jazz musician, released a few albums under the auspices of Arista Records before moving to Polydor Records.

Ayers dibesarkan dalam keluarga musik. Ayers was raised in a musical family. Pada umur lima, Lionel Hampton memberinya sepasang mallets, yang kemudian membawanya menjadi pemain vibraphone yang menjadi ciri khas suaranya untuk waktu itu. At the age of five, Lionel Hampton gave him a pair of mallets, which then took a vibraphone player who characterizes his voice to that time. Ayers dibesarkan di kawasan Los Angeles, yang sekarang dikenal sebagai "South Central", yang kemudian dikenal sebagai "South Park", merupakan sekolah musik di Southern California Black Musik. Ayers was raised in the Los Angeles area, now known as the "South Central", which became known as the "South Park", a music school in Southern California Black Music. Roy sekolah di (Wadsworth Elementary, Nevins Middle School , dan Thomas Jefferson High School) yang dekat dengan Central Avenue, Los Angeles yang setara dengan Harlem's Lenox Avenue dan Chicago's State Street. Roy schools (Wadsworth Elementary, Nevins Middle School, and Thomas Jefferson High School) is close to Central Avenue, Los Angeles equivalent of Harlem's Lenox Avenue and Chicago's State Street. Setelah Ayers lulus dari Thomas Jefferson High School, dia memberikan seluruh hidupnya kepada dunia musik jazz. After Ayers graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School, he gave his whole life to the world of jazz.
Ayers bertanggung jawab pada pembuatan soundtrack Jack Hill's pada tahun1973, blaxploitation di film Coffy, dan Pam Grier yang menjadi bintang utamanya. Ayers is responsible for making the soundtrack to Jack Hill's 1973, in the blaxploitation film Coffy, Pam Grier and the main star. Ia kemudian pindah aliran dari musik jazz-funk ke aliran R & B, seperti terlihat pada Mystic Voyage, yang menampilkan lagu Evolution dan underground disco hits Brother Green (The Disco King), serta judul lagu dari albumnya tahun 1976 Everybody Loves the Sunshine . He then moved the flow of a jazz-funk to the flow of R & B, as shown in Mystic Voyage, featuring the song Evolution and underground disco hits Brother Green (The Disco King), and the title song from the 1976 album Everybody Loves the Sunshine.

Tahun 1976, hitnya yang tebesar adalah Running Away. In 1976, the biggest is hitnya Running Away.
Pada tahun 1980 Ayers merilis Music Of Many Colors dengan Nigerian Afrobeat (pelopor Fela Kuti). In 1980 Ayers released Music Of Many Colors by Nigerian Afrobeat (pioneer Fela Kuti).
Pada tahun 1981 Ayers memproduksi album penyanyi Sylvia Striplin, Give Me Your Love (Uno Melodic Records 1981). In 1981 Ayers produced albums singer Sylvia Striplin, Give Me Your Love (Uno Melodic Records, 1981).
Pada tahun 1990-an, Ayers merilis beberapa album rekaman hip-hop dibawah naungan label Ichiban Records.Ayers telah mendirikan dua label rekaman, Uno Melodic dan Gold Mink Records. In the 1990s, Ayers released a few recordings of hip-hop under the umbrella label Ichiban Records.Ayers has established two record label, Uno Melodic and Gold Mink Records.

Vibraphonist / vokal Roy Ayers adalah yang terbaik di antara vokalis-vokalis yang lainnya. Vibraphonist / vocalist Roy Ayers is the best among the vocalists, the other vocalist. Dia juga yang paling dihormati dan dicintai di dunia musik jazz atau R & B sampai dengan hari ini. He is also the most respected and loved in the world of jazz or R & B up to this day. Dalam empat dasawarsa dalam bisnis musik, Ayers dikenal sebagai Godfather dari Neo-soul, terus dia juga dapat menjembatani kesenjangan antar generasi pecinta musik. In the four decades in the music business, Ayers known as the Godfather of Neo-soul, he can also continue to bridge the gap between generations of music lovers. Di era tahun 60an dia adalah pemenang award vibraphonist jazz, dan berubah ke aliran R & B bandleader di tahun 70-80an. In the era of the 60s he was the award-winning jazz vibraphonist, and transformed into the flow of R & B bandleader in the year 70-80s. Saat ini, musik yang dinamis adalah jenis musik yang banyak diminati oleh banyak orang. Currently, the dynamic music is the kind of music that much in demand by many people. Contoh penyanyi yang memakai jenis musik yang dinamis adalah Mary J. Examples of singers who use a dynamic type of music that is Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, 50 Cent, A Tribe Called Quest, Tupac, dan Ice Cube. Blige, Erykah Badu, 50 Cent, A Tribe Called Quest, Tupac, and Ice Cube. Banyak lagu-lagu dari Ayers' termasuk lagu "Everybody Loves the Sunshine", "Searchin", "Running Away" sering diputar dan dijadikan remixed oleh banyak DJ di seluruh dunia. Many of the songs from Ayers' songs including "Everybody Loves the Sunshine", "Searchin", "Running Away" is often played and made remixed by many DJs all over the world.

Salah satu lagu hit dari Roy Ayers yang dibawakan kembali oleh D'angelo. One of the hit songs from Roy Ayers brought back by D'angelo.