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Ex-Members Albums Singles Awards Various Refers
McFERRIN Bobby
(voc)

Personal Data:

Born: 11.03.1950 (New York, USA)
McFERRIN Bobby (photo)

Former Members:

Jeff Carney (bg, cca 12/82)
Bobby Rosenstein (ds, cca 12/82)
Neil Kirkwood (p, cca 12/82)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Bobby McFerrin7/1982 Elektra Musician
2.The Voice1984
3.Spontaneous Inventions3/1987 103
4.Simple Pleasures2/1988 EMI92 5
5.Play23.06.1990EMI
6.Medicine Music22.10.1990Blue Note 146
7.Hush
& Yo-Yo Ma
4/1992 Sony Masterworks 93
8.Paper Music
& Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
18.07.1995Sony Classical
9.Circle Songs1997
10.Beyond Words
produced by: Linda Goldstein/Gil Goldstein
12.03.2002Blue Note/Angel
11.Don't Worry, Be Happy29.07.2008Collectables
12.VOCAbuLarieS06.04.2010Emarcy
13.Essential08.11.2011EMI
14.Spirityouall16.04.2013Masterworks

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Don't Worry, Be Happy
produced by: Linda Goldstein
7/1988 EMI1 1
2.Thinking About Your Body12/1988 46
3.Good Lovin'12/1988
4.The Garden15.10.1990Blue Note

Awards:

1985 Grammy Awards

- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male (track "Another Night In Tunisia", & Jon Hendricks)
- Best Vocal Arrangement For Two Or More Voices (SP "Manhattan Transfer: Another Night In Tunisia")
1986 Grammy Awards - Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male (track "Round Midnight")
1987 Grammy Awards
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male (track "What Is This Thing Called Love")
- Best Recording For Children (LP "The Elephant's Child")
1988 Grammy Awards
- Record Of The Year ("Don't Worry Be Happy")
- Song Of The Year ("Don't Worry Be Happy")
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male (SP "Don't Worry Be Happy")
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male (track "Brothers")
1992 Grammy Awards - Best Jazz Vocal Performance (track "Round Midnight")
2022 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Various:

appeared on the LP:

Joe Zawinul: Dialects (3/86, Columbia)
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones: Little Worlds (12.8.03, Columbia)
Chick Corea: Rendezvous In New York (6/03, Stretch)
Wynton Marsalis: The Magic Hour (9.3.04, Blue Note)

Press References:

Gramorevue
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19897 11Recenzealbum review
19899 10Recenzealbum review
Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19901 27Recenzealbum review
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19822810.07.198217Albumsalbum review
19824827.11.198236Jazz News
19825011.12.198231Caught In The Actgig review
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19921215.06.199229Recenzealbum review
20085 43Pause - Jazz & Blues
20086 77Replay - Livegig review
20101 94Blue Pagesprofile