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)
3787d ago
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7 | Vocal | Transcription | |
Don't worry be happy |
sano236 (234)
3798d ago
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7 | Vocal | Transcription | |
don't worry be happy |
sfaisal2007 (1)
4418d ago
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7 | Piano | Original | |
Don't worry |
joannagk (3)
4767d ago
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2 | Piano, Vocal | Transcription | |
Don't worry, Be happy |
cdj5 (131)
4798d ago
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7 | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Original | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
nadine123 (2)
4908d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Other | |
don't worry be happy |
colenate (2)
4914d ago
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7 | Piano | Transcription | |
Don't worry |
mephisto (11)
4933d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Book | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
FoxyGally (6)
4947d ago
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8 | Cello, Violin, Vocal, Bass | Other | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
Jerbearrr (1)
4955d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Transcription | |
Dont worry be happy |
numeriukasz (39)
4963d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Other | |
Don't worry be happy |
Mariusz (4)
4990d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Original | |
Invocation |
koponya93 (2)
4997d ago
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2 | Piano | Other | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
llortlive (2)
5003d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Original | |
Don't worry be happy |
bsnis (1)
5011d ago
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7 | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Other | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
tartopom (3)
5027d ago
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7 | Piano | Transcription | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
freksn (18)
5040d ago
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7 | Guitar, Vocal, Bass | Transcription | |
dont worry be happy |
robertkns123 (82)
5042d ago
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5 | Piano | Transcription | |
dont worry b happy |
robertkns123 (82)
5042d ago
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8 | Piano | Transcription | |
be happy |
robertkns123 (82)
5042d ago
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4 | Piano | Transcription |