Bobby McFerrin
Acting
Born 1950-03-11
Manhattan, New York, USA
44 credits
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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 the Year and Record of the Year honors at the 1989 Grammy Awards. McFerrin has also worked in collaboration with instrumentalists, including pianists Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Joe Zawinul, drummer Tony Williams, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. He is the father of musicians Taylor McFerrin and Madison McFerrin.
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Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live
Great Performances
Where Are They Now?
The Jim Henson Hour
Hamburg Journal
Son of the Pink Panther
Knick Knack
Masterclass
Nin E Tepueian: My Cry
For Our Children
Hush!
Chick Corea: The Musician
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Alive Inside
Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions
Cypher
George Martin: In My Life
Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump
Simply Mad About the Mouse
A Beverly Hills Christmas
Everyone's Channel
Big Mama
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
The Elephant's Child
The Wizard of Oz on Ice
Without Me
Snétberger Ferenc - Solo Duo Trio
Bobby McFerrin: Try This at Home
Then and Now: 1981-2004
Creating The Wizard of Oz on Ice
Live at Munich Summer Piano Festiva
Herbie Hancock Special
Bobby McFerrin - Alfa Jazz Festival 2013
Bobby McFerrin - Live in Montreal
Umbria Jazz Story
Bobby McFerrin - Circlesongs
Art
What Would Beethoven Do?
Bobby McFerrin & Chick Corea Duet - Jazz A Vienne
Chick Corea Rendezvous in New York - Chick Corea & Bobby McFerrin Duet
Bobby McFerrin Spirityouall au festival Jazz a Vienne
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