Bobby McFerrin
Robert "Bobby" McFerrin Jr. (born in Manhattan, New York, on March 11, 1950) is a jazz-influenced a cappella vocal performer and conductor. He is best known for his 1988 hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy".
McFerrin is known for his singing technique. Using his unusually large vocal range of four octaves, in many performances he switches rapidly fluidly between normal and falsetto registers to create polyphonic effects, effectively performing both the main melody and the accompanying parts of songs. He makes use of vocal percussion created both with his mouth and by tapping on his chest. McFerrin is also capable of throat singing â a practice common in central Asian regions such as Tuva and Tibet â in which the singer excites the natural overtones from the fundamental vocal pitch, producing a two-or three-part chord of notes from one voice.
A notable document of McFerrin's approach to singing is his 1984 album The Voice, the first solo vocal jazz album recorded with no accompaniment or overdubbing.
McFerrin is known for his singing technique. Using his unusually large vocal range of four octaves, in many performances he switches rapidly fluidly between normal and falsetto registers to create polyphonic effects, effectively performing both the main melody and the accompanying parts of songs. He makes use of vocal percussion created both with his mouth and by tapping on his chest. McFerrin is also capable of throat singing â a practice common in central Asian regions such as Tuva and Tibet â in which the singer excites the natural overtones from the fundamental vocal pitch, producing a two-or three-part chord of notes from one voice.
A notable document of McFerrin's approach to singing is his 1984 album The Voice, the first solo vocal jazz album recorded with no accompaniment or overdubbing.
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Song | Added By | Pages | Instruments | Sheet Type | File |
Don't worry be happy (SATB) |
sano236 (234)
3567d ago
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7 | Vocal | Transcription | |
Don't worry be happy |
sano236 (234)
3578d ago
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7 | Vocal | Transcription | |
don't worry be happy |
sfaisal2007 (1)
4198d ago
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7 | Piano | Original | |
Don't worry |
joannagk (3)
4546d ago
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2 | Piano, Vocal | Transcription | |
Don't worry, Be happy |
cdj5 (131)
4578d ago
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7 | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Original | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
nadine123 (2)
4688d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Other | |
don't worry be happy |
colenate (2)
4694d ago
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7 | Piano | Transcription | |
Don't worry |
mephisto (11)
4712d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Book | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
FoxyGally (6)
4727d ago
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8 | Cello, Violin, Vocal, Bass | Other | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
Jerbearrr (1)
4734d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Transcription | |
Dont worry be happy |
numeriukasz (39)
4743d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Other | |
Don't worry be happy |
Mariusz (4)
4770d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Original | |
Invocation |
koponya93 (2)
4777d ago
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2 | Piano | Other | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
llortlive (2)
4782d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Original | |
Don't worry be happy |
bsnis (1)
4791d ago
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7 | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Other | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
tartopom (3)
4807d ago
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7 | Piano | Transcription | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
freksn (18)
4820d ago
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7 | Guitar, Vocal, Bass | Transcription | |
dont worry be happy |
robertkns123 (82)
4821d ago
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5 | Piano | Transcription | |
dont worry b happy |
robertkns123 (82)
4821d ago
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8 | Piano | Transcription | |
be happy |
robertkns123 (82)
4821d ago
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4 | Piano | Transcription |