Around 1987 he sang the theme tune to The Cosby Show and soon fallowing too provided the music for a Cadburys chocolate commercial.

Additionally to his vocal performing career, Mr. McFerrinside was appointed in 1994 as creative chair of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.

McFerrin is the subject of the lasting eventually whole baseless rumour that he has committed suicide. A hearsay was therefore heavy that a official Bobby McFerrin FAQ addressed a wonder. This has since been [http://web.archive.org/web/20031004054406/http://www.bobbymcferrin.com/faq.html removed]

Mr. McFerrin & his oft-maligned hit "Don't Worry, Be Happy" were parodied on "The Simpsons" as "I'm Worried - Need Money".

Discography

Bobby McFerrin (1982) The Voice (1984) Spontaneous Inventions (1985) ''Elephant's Child (1987) Don't Worry, Be Happy (1988) Simple Pleasures (1988) Play (1990) How the Rhino Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump (1990) Medicine Music (1990) Many Faces of Bird (1991) Hush (1991) Sorrow Is Not Forever (1994) Paper Music (1995) Bang! Zoom (1995) The Mozart Sessions (1996) Circlesongs (1997) Don't Worry, Be Happy! (1997) Mouth Music (2001) Beyond Words'' (2002)

Sideman-Aufnahmen

2004 Wizard hour (Wynton Marsalis) 2003 Little words (Bela Fleck); Rendez-vous around Just released York (Chick Corea) 1998 Within the life (various) 1995 Hand around hand: Songs of Parentage (various); A Music of Disney's Cinerella (various); Dreamworld (A Yellow Jackets) 1994 Additional Favorite Edition (Jack DeJohnette) 1991 A Laziest Gal within Town (Gal Costa) 1989 Back on the prevent (Quincy Jones); Strange Angels (Laurie Anderson) 1988 Cocktail (Soundtrack); Duets (Rob Wasserman u. the.); Heart's horizon (Al Jarreau) 1987 A Upright then stories (Bobby McFerrin & Jack Nickolson) 1986 Circular midnight (various); A more side of Circular midnight (various); Idiom (Joe Zawinul) 1985 Watching A life last by (Michael Hedges); Vocalese (The Manhattan Transport) 1986 A Sportin' Life (Weather Report) 1984 The Nighttime within Copenhagen (Charles Lloyd Quartet); The Triboute to Thelonius Monk (various) 1984 Tangents (Chico Freewoman) 1983 A Young Lions (various) 1982 A Better it eventually to are (Grover Wa jr.) 1980 Journeying to the of these (Pharroah Sanders)

Grammys

1985 „Another Nighttime Around Tunisia“ massachusetts institute of technology Jon Hendricks "Best Vocal Arrangement for two or more voices" 1985 „Another Nighttime Around Tunisia“ massachusetts institute of technology Cheryl Bentyne "Best Jazz Vocal Performance, male" 1986 „Round Midnight“ "Best Jazz Vocal Performance, male" 1987 „What Is This Tool Known as Love“ "Best Jazz Vocal Performance" 1987 „The Elephants’s Child“ massachusetts institute of technology Jack Nicholson "Best Recording for Children" 1988 „Don’t Worry, Exist as Happy“ "Record of the year", "Song of the year", "Best Pop Vocal Performance, male" 1988 „Brothers“ "Best Jazz Vocal Performance" 1992 „Round Midnight“ "Best Jazz Vocal Performance"