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Bobby McFerrin

Bobby McFerrin

ComposerSoundActor Mar 11 (age 76) Manhattan, New York, USA 1962–2023 (61 year career)
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Biography

Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American jazz vocalist. He is known for his vocal techniques, such as singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rapidly alternating with arpeggios and harmonies—as well as scat singing, polyphonic overtone singing, and improvisational vocal percussion. He is widely known for performing and recording regularly as an unaccompanied solo vocal artist. He has frequently collaborated …

Known For

Knick Knack
Film

Knick Knack

Original Music Composer
Alive Inside
Film

Alive Inside

7.5 2014
Son of the Pink Panther
Film

Son of the Pink Panther

Self (uncredited)
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
Film

The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble

Self
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Film

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Original Music Composer
Hush!
Film

Hush!

Music
Big Mama
Film

Big Mama

Original Music Composer
Cypher
Film

Cypher

Original Music Composer

Filmography

Acting (32)

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