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Bobby McFerrin is a very talented a capella vocal musician as well as a conductor. He has won 10 Grammy Awards, three of them were for his 1988 hit single, "Don't Worry, Be Happy". McFerrin has a four range octave, and his characteristic style is singing in his lower ranges and moving quickly to higher ranges with falsetto. This style enables him to perform both the main melody and the accompaniment at the same time.
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Fast Facts
- Full Name: Robert McFerrin, Jr.
- Born: March 11, 1950
- Birthplace: Madeley, Shropshire, England
- Raised: New York, New York
- Father, Robert McFerrin Sr. was a well known composer
- "Don't Worry, Be Happy" is completely a capella
- Sang the theme song for The Cosby Show
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Discography
- 1982: Bobby McFerrin
- 1984: The Voice
- 1985: Spontaneous Inventions
- 1987: Elephant's Child
- 1988: Simple Pleasures
- 1988: Don't Worry, Be Happy
- 1990: How the Rhino Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump
- 1990: Medicine Music
- 1992: Many Faces of Bird
- 1994: Sorrow Is Not Forever
- 1995: Paper Music
- 1997: Bang! Zoom
- 1997: Circlesongs
- 2001: Mouth Music
- 2003: Beyond Words
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Composer Arenas
- San Francisco Symphony
- New York Philharmonic
- Chicago Symphony
- Cleveland Orchestra
- Philadelphia Orchestra
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- London Philharmonic
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