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)
3699d ago
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7 | Vocal | Transcription | |
Don't worry be happy |
sano236 (234)
3710d ago
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7 | Vocal | Transcription | |
don't worry be happy |
sfaisal2007 (1)
4330d ago
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7 | Piano | Original | |
Don't worry |
joannagk (3)
4679d ago
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2 | Piano, Vocal | Transcription | |
Don't worry, Be happy |
cdj5 (131)
4710d ago
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7 | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Original | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
nadine123 (2)
4820d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Other | |
don't worry be happy |
colenate (2)
4826d ago
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7 | Piano | Transcription | |
Don't worry |
mephisto (11)
4845d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Book | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
FoxyGally (6)
4859d ago
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8 | Cello, Violin, Vocal, Bass | Other | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
Jerbearrr (1)
4867d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Transcription | |
Dont worry be happy |
numeriukasz (39)
4875d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Other | |
Don't worry be happy |
Mariusz (4)
4902d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Original | |
Invocation |
koponya93 (2)
4909d ago
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2 | Piano | Other | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
llortlive (2)
4915d ago
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7 | Piano, Vocal | Original | |
Don't worry be happy |
bsnis (1)
4923d ago
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7 | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Other | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
tartopom (3)
4939d ago
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7 | Piano | Transcription | |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
freksn (18)
4952d ago
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7 | Guitar, Vocal, Bass | Transcription | |
dont worry be happy |
robertkns123 (82)
4954d ago
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5 | Piano | Transcription | |
dont worry b happy |
robertkns123 (82)
4954d ago
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8 | Piano | Transcription | |
be happy |
robertkns123 (82)
4954d ago
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4 | Piano | Transcription |