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His parents were singers: his father, Robert McFerrin Sr., was the first African-American opera singer to sing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.1

He has also collaborated with other great jazz musicians such as pianist Chick Corea, or classical musicians such as cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

He performed the theme song for The Cosby Show (composed by Bill Cosby) in 1987 and improvised Knick Knack's song, one of Pixar's first short films, in 1989.

In 1988, his song Turtle Shoes can be heard in collaboration with Herbie Hancock (from the album Spontaneous Inventions of 1986) in the film Jumeaux.

In addition to his vocal career, Bobby McFerrin was appointed in 1994 to the musical direction of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra of Minnesota, a position specially created for him.

On the private side, Bobby McFerrin had three children with Debbie Green2:

his eldest son Taylor McFerrin is a songwriter, music producer, beatboxer and multi-instrumentalist. He released an album in 2014 Early Riser3,4.

his daughter Madison McFerrin is also a singer, songwriter and producer5. She has released two albums (Finding Foundations: vol I and vol II).

his son Jevon McFerrin is an actor and singer6.

Stage techniques

Bobby McFerrin does not often predict what he will sing on stage, the majority of his shows are entirely improvised.

He started at the beginning of his career with covers of Beatles songs (Blackbird, From Me to You), he is very inspired by the cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach. He then devoted himself totally to improvisation, some of which were recorded live on stage (Spontaneous Inventions).

He thus offers the audience motifs of notes to repeat while he improvises on top. He transforms the audience into a real choir (even with several voices) without any preparation, and plays the role of the soloist. An interesting case: the one where Bobby interprets the First Prelude to Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier and the audience, which of course has not been warned before, sings the Ave Maria that Charles Gounod had added on top in the years 18507.

He uses processes such as the pentatonic scale where he indicates the first note at the location of his legs, then the notes corresponding to the various movements from left to right while making him sing to his audience.

He makes maximum use of the capabilities of his microphone: He moves it away to reduce treble and gain and brings it closer when he uses rhythms requiring bass. It is therefore a continuous back and forth, simulating echoes with its larynx, sudden derescendos that imitate the potential of the instruments. He also places his microphone at the level of the lymph nodes, which brings out the bass of his voice. At this location of the microphone he can even sing two voices simultaneously (Drive - The Collection (2007)).

His gestures often mimic stringed instruments or winds which sometimes makes the audience laugh. Concerts

Bobby McFerrin has performed several times in Paris at the Théâtre du Châtelet:

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Roditelji su mu bili pjevači: njegov otac, Robert McFerrin Sr., bio je prvi afroamerički operni pjevač koji je pjevao u Metropolitan Operi u New Yorku.1

Surađivao je i s drugim velikim jazz glazbenicima poput pijanistice Chick Coree ili klasičnih glazbenika kao što je violončelist Yo-Yo Ma.

Izveo je tematsku pjesmu za The Cosby Show (skladao Bill Cosby) 1987. godine i improvizirao pjesmu Knicka Knacka, jedan od prvih Pixarovih kratkih filmova, 1989. godine.

Godine 1988. njegova pjesma Turtle Shoes može se čuti u suradnji s Herbiejem Hancockom (s albuma Spontani izumi iz 1986.) u filmu Jumeaux.

Osim vokalne karijere, Bobby McFerrin imenovan je 1994. godine glazbenim smjerom Komornog orkestra Svetog Pavla iz Minnesote, što je mjesto posebno stvoreno za njega.

Na privatnoj strani, Bobby McFerrin je imao troje djece s Debbie Green2:

njegov najstariji sin Taylor McFerrin je tekstopisac, glazbeni producent, beatboxer i multiinstrumentalist. Objavio je album 2014. godine Early Riser3,4.

njegova kći Madison McFerrin također je pjevačica, kantautorica i producentica5. Izdala je dva albuma (Finding Foundations: vol I i vol II).

njegov sin Jevon McFerrin je glumac i pjevač6.

Tehničko stažiranje

Bobby McFerrin ne predviđa često što će pjevati na pozornici, većina njegovih nastupa potpuno je improvizirana.

Na početku karijere započeo je obradama pjesama Beatlesa (Blackbird, From Me to You), vrlo je inspiriran kantatama Johanna Sebastiana Bacha. Zatim se potpuno posvetio improvizaciji, od kojih su neke snimljene uživo na pozornici (Spontani izumi).

Tako publici nudi motive nota koje treba ponoviti dok improvizira na vrhu. Publiku pretvara u pravi zbor (čak i s nekoliko glasova) bez ikakve pripreme i igra ulogu solista. Zanimljiv slučaj: onaj u kojem Bobby tumači Prvi uvod u Bachov dobro raspoloženi Clavier i publiku, koja naravno prije nije bila upozorena, pjeva Ave Mariju koju je Charles Gounod dodao na vrh 18507. godine.

Koristi procese poput pentatonske ljestvice gdje označava prvu notu na mjestu svojih nogu, zatim note koje odgovaraju različitim pokretima s lijeva na desno dok ga tjera da pjeva svojoj publici.

Maksimalno koristi mogućnosti svog mikrofona: Odmiče ga kako bi smanjio treble i dobitak i približava ga kada koristi ritmove koji zahtijevaju bas. To je stoga kontinuirani naprijed-natrag, simulirajući odjeke svojim grkljanom, iznenadne derescendose koji oponašaju potencijal instrumenata. Također stavlja mikrofon na razinu limfnih čvorova, što izvlači bas njegovog glasa. Na ovoj lokaciji mikrofona može čak istovremeno pjevati dva glasa (Drive - The Collection (2007)).

Njegove geste često oponašaju gudačke instrumente ili vjetrove što ponekad nasmijava publiku. Koncerti

Bobby McFerrin je nekoliko puta nastupao u Parizu u Théâtre du Châtelet:

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+Biography///+Born March 11, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name Robert Keith McFerrin Jr.Bobby McFerrin was born on March 11, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA as Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. He has been married to Debbie Green since October 18, 1975. They have three children.Debbie Green (18 October 1975 - present) / 3 children/Trade Mark Trivia (7)

Has a four-octave vocal range.

Son of opera singer Robert McFerrin .

His song, "Don't Worry Be Happy," went to #1 on the U.S. charts September of 1988. He then won the Grammy for "best Male Pop Vocalist," "Best Song," and "Record of the Year." To his dismay and without permission, "Don't Worry Be Happy" was used in George Bush's reelection campaign.

His "Don't Worry, Be Happy" was the first "a capella" song to top the charts

Has guest conducted many orchestras and choirs across the country but had his first experience conducting a concert band in Stevens Point, Wisconsin where he conducted the Wind Ensembles from UW-Stevens Point and Stevens Point Area Senior High School.

His composition "The 23rd Psalm (Dedicated to My Mother)" was adopted as a hymn by the Unitarian-Universalist Association, and appears in their supplemental hymnal "Singing the Journey" (Hymn # 1038).

Father of Madison McFerrin, Jevon McFerrin and Taylor McFerrin.(1)

Known for his vocal percussion and a cappella singing///+ladislavzivanovic.............