Finding a life in the sunshine: Being Roy Ayers鈥� son
Nabil Ayers unearthed an unexpected family history through his father, the musician Roy Ayers 鈥� most famous for Everybody Loves the Sunshine.
Nabil Ayers had a complicated relationship with his father, legendary funk and jazz musician Roy Ayers, who died in March 2025, aged 84.
Roy Ayers鈥� most famous song, Everybody Loves the Sunshine, has followed Nabil throughout his life and like Roy, Nabil has had a successful career in music.
When he sat down with Emily Webb in 2022, he told her how he'd learned to be comfortable with hearing his father's biggest hit and how - in trying to get to know his father as an adult - he discovered a wider family he never knew.
Nabil has written a book about his experience called My Life in the Sunshine: Searching for My Father and Discovering My Family.
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Presenter: Mobeen Azhar & Emily Webb
Producer: Laura Thomas & Troy Holmes
(Photo: Nabil Ayers (left) and Roy Ayers (right). Credit: Gabriela Bhaskar and Getty Images)
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