Bobby McFerrin

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-03-11 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York, USA

Bobby McFerrin

Biography

Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American jazz vocalist. He is known for his vocal techniques, such as singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rapidly alternating with arpeggios and harmonies—as well as scat singing, polyphonic overtone singing, and improvisational vocal percussion. He is widely known for performing and recording regularly as an unaccompanied solo vocal artist. He has frequently collaborated with other artists from both the jazz and classical scenes. McFerrin's song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" was a No. 1 U.S. pop hit in 1988 and won Song of ...

Production

1993

Without Me

as Music

2008

Art

as Music

1986

The Elephant's Child

as Original Music Composer

2001

Hush!

as Music

1989

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

as Original Music Composer

1993

Son of the Pink Panther

as Theme Song Performance

2000

Big Mama

as Original Music Composer

2023

Cypher

as Original Music Composer

1989

Knick Knack

as Original Music Composer

1990

2009

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