{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#630 Nabil Ayers - My Life in the Sunshine","description":"Nabil Ayers - My Life in the Sunshine The Not Old Better Show, Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast.  Today\u2019s show is brought to you by MD Hearing.  I\u2019m Paul Vogelzang and you\u2019re listening to some \u201cpost-bop jazz,\u201d the style of music played by jazz impresario, the jazz vibraphonist turned funk-and-R&B icon, Roy Ayers.  Roy Ayers, music, and jazz factor into our show prominently today because we are joined in just a moment by Nabil Ayers, son of Roy Ayers and Nabil's mother, Louise Braufman, who met Roy in 1970 and soon asked him to have a child with an understanding: The musician would never have to father the boy emotionally or financially. Our guest today, Nabil Ayers, the son of famed musician Roy Ayers, joins us to explore their unusual relationship in his new memoir, \u201cMy Life in the Sunshine.\u201d  Generously, Nabil Ayers has offered a reading to our Not Old Better Show audience, and let\u2019s listen to Nabil read from his new memoir, \u201cMy Life in the Sunshine,\u201d and his \u201cStraight Outta Compton with his dad and his father\u2019s hit song, his 1976 hit \u201cEverybody Loves the Sunshine.\u201d  That of course is our guest today, US General Manager for Record Label, 4AD, musician, writer, and now, a new job title, author of the wonderful new book, \u2018My Life in The Sunshine.\u2019   My thanks to our sponsor today, MD Hearing\u2026whether listening to our podcast, great jazz by Roy Ayers, or just talking in a crowded restaurant, Go to MDHearing.com and use promo code NOB. Get to know the Talk About Better\u2122 The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co\/privacy-policy for more information. ","author_name":"The Not Old - Better Show","author_url":"https:\/\/www.notold-better.com\/","html":"