The latest mural in the Brockley area went up last week [in 2016]. Staring out from the side of Sids Plumbing and Heating Supplies (corner of Brockley Road and St Margaret's Road) is a portrait of US jazz/funk legend Roy Ayers, surrounded by lyrics from probably his best known track, Everybody Loves the Sunshine. It was painted by artist Richard Wilson. There's no particular connection with Ayers and SE London as far as I know, I believe it's just a matter of Paul and Siobhan from Sids being big Ayers' fans.
Although he did he do that track...
'We live in Brockley baby
Our time is now
We gotta make it, baby...
We live in Brockley, baby'
😉😉
Update, January 2017:
Apparently Roy Ayers has played at least once in SE London - at the Albany in Deptford, I believe in April 1989. Anybody remember it?
Update, March 2025:
So Roy has left us... he graced South London with his presence a few times in recent years including playing at least three times in Brockwell Park I believe. I've also been told by somebody who was there that he featured in an episode of the 1983 TV programme Loose Ends, filmed at the Deptford Albany (so that would be two appearances there).
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Actually Roy Ayers performed a concert in South East London in the very early eighties at either The Albany in Deptford or Goldsmiths I was there he was brilliant
Quality respect to the mural
Roy is "The Man" and this is a fitting tribute to him. LOVE IT!
He has played all round London & the South East regularly for the past 40 years, in fact he is playing at the Sunfall Fest, Brockwell Park, Herne Hill on 12th August. Plus 4 nights at the Jazz Cafe, Camden, in November (2017).
Ian - a Roy aficionado ;)
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