Bobby McFerrin

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composer conductor human recording artist vocalist

Bobby McFerrin is an American vocalist, composer, and conductor best known for his innovative a cappella work and the hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy."

Aliases (3)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	composer → conductor → human → recording artist → vocalist →
activeYearsStart	1970s →
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance → Grammy Award for Record of the Year → Grammy Award for Song of the Year → multiple Grammy Awards →
birthName	Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. →
childOccupation	Taylor McFerrin is a musician →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1950-03-11 →
familyName	McFerrin →
father	Robert McFerrin Sr. →
fatherOccupation	opera singer →
genre	a cappella → classical music → jazz → vocal jazz → world music →
givenName	Robert →
hasChild	Taylor McFerrin →
hasConducted	St. Paul Chamber Orchestra → various symphony orchestras →
instrument	voice →
isKnownFor	"Don't Worry, Be Happy" → extensive use of vocal improvisation → innovative a cappella performance →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
name	Bobby McFerrin →
notableAchievement	first a cappella song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Don't Worry, Be Happy" →
notableCollaboration	Chick Corea → Herbie Hancock → Wynton Marsalis → Yo-Yo Ma →
notableWork	album "Circlesongs" → album "Hush" → album "Medicine Music" → album "Simple Pleasures" → album "Spontaneous Inventions" → album "The Voice" → song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" →
occupation	composer → conductor → record producer → singer → songwriter →
placeOfBirth	New York City →
styleCharacteristic	solo multi-part vocal performance → use of overtone singing → use of vocal percussion →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Yo-Yo Ma → Yo-Yo Ma →	notableCollaboration
Chick Corea →	associatedAct
Bobby McFerrin ("Robert Keith McFerrin Jr.") →	birthName
Bobby McFerrin ("Taylor McFerrin is a musician") →	childOccupation
Bobby McFerrin ("McFerrin") →	familyName
Bobby McFerrin →	name