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)
3786d ago
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7 | Vocal | Transcription | |
Don't worry be happy |
sano236 (234)
3797d ago
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7 | Vocal | Transcription | |
don't worry be happy |
sfaisal2007 (1)
4417d ago
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7 | Piano | Original | |
Don't worry |
joannagk (3)
4765d ago
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2 | Piano, Vocal | Transcription | |
Don't worry, Be happy |
cdj5 (131)
4796d ago
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7 | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Original | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
nadine123 (2)
4907d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Other | |
don't worry be happy |
colenate (2)
4913d ago
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7 | Piano | Transcription | |
Don't worry |
mephisto (11)
4931d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Book | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
FoxyGally (6)
4945d ago
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8 | Cello, Violin, Vocal, Bass | Other | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
Jerbearrr (1)
4953d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Transcription | |
Dont worry be happy |
numeriukasz (39)
4962d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Other | |
Don't worry be happy |
Mariusz (4)
4989d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Original | |
Invocation |
koponya93 (2)
4996d ago
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2 | Piano | Other | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
llortlive (2)
5001d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Original | |
Don't worry be happy |
bsnis (1)
5010d ago
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7 | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Other | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
tartopom (3)
5025d ago
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7 | Piano | Transcription | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
freksn (18)
5039d ago
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7 | Guitar, Vocal, Bass | Transcription | |
dont worry be happy |
robertkns123 (82)
5040d ago
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5 | Piano | Transcription | |
dont worry b happy |
robertkns123 (82)
5040d ago
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8 | Piano | Transcription | |
be happy |
robertkns123 (82)
5040d ago
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4 | Piano | Transcription |